0001539497-16-002700.txt : 20160331 0001539497-16-002700.hdr.sgml : 20160331 20160331144127 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001539497-16-002700 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 16 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160331 0000850779 0000740906 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160331 Commercial mortgages FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001668931 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-206677-04 FILM NUMBER: 161542933 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28228-0166 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043832556 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28228-0166 8-K 1 n648_8kx13.htm FORM 8-K

 

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: March 31, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
(Central Index Key Number 0001668931)

(Exact name of issuing entity)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(Central Index Key Number 0000740906)

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001541468)

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001592182)

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001541214)

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001542256)

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Central Index Key Number 0001577313)

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

(Central Index Key Number 0000850779)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina 333-206677-04  56-1643598
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
301 South College Street  
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1066
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 374-6161

 

 

Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

[_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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

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

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

 
 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 31, 2016, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance, pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Registrant”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33.

The Mortgage Loan identified on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as “Sanofi Office Complex” will be serviced and administered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) as to which an executed version of such co-lender agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3.

The Mortgage Loan identified on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as “225 Liberty Street” will be serviced and administered pursuant to a trust and servicing agreement, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and which is dated as of February 6, 2016, by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator (the “LBTY 2016-225L Trust and Servicing Agreement”), and the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), an executed version of such co-lender agreement being attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4.

The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B and Class C Certificates (collectively, the “Public Certificates”), having an aggregate initial principal amount of $622,301,000, were sold to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities” and, together in such capacity with WFS, Academy and DBSI, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to the underwriting agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, between the Registrant, the Underwriters and WFB.

In connection with the issuance and sale to the Underwriters of the Public Certificates, a legal opinion was rendered related to the validity of, and certain federal income tax considerations relating to, the Public Certificates, which legal opinion is attached as an exhibit to this report.

On March 31, 2016, the Registrant also sold the Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class V and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Private Certificates”), having an aggregate initial principal amount of $89,918,087, to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis Securities (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant, the Initial Purchasers and WFB. The Private Certificates were sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act.

 
 

The Public Certificates and the Private Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust fund formed on March 31, 2016 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The assets of the Issuing Entity consist primarily of 79 commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”). The Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from (i) Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association (“WFB”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant and WFB, (ii) Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and dated as of March 18, 2016, among the Registrant, LCF, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, (iii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (“Rialto”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant and Rialto; (iv) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC (“C-III”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant and C-III; (v) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (“Natixis”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant and Natixis; and (vi) National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (“NCB”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Registrant and NCB.

The funds used by the Registrant to pay the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans were derived in part from the proceeds from the sale of Certificates by the Registrant to the Underwriters, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, and the Initial Purchasers, pursuant to the Certificate Purchase Agreement.

The Public Certificates and the Mortgage Loans are more particularly described in the Prospectus dated March 23, 2016 and as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016. In connection with such Prospectus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant has provided the certification attached hereto as Exhibit 36.1 and dated as of the date hereof.

On March 31, 2016, the Registrant sold all of the Public Certificates, having an aggregate certificate principal amount of $622,301,000. The net proceeds of the offering to the Registrant of the issuance of the Certificates, after deducting expenses payable by the Registrant of $6,961,379, were approximately $695,826,256. Of the expenses paid by the Registrant, approximately $63,400 were paid directly to affiliates of the Registrant, $2,339,668 in the form of fees were paid to the Underwriters, $477,489 were paid to or for the Underwriters and $4,080,822 were other expenses. All of the foregoing expense amounts are the Depositor’s reasonable estimates of such expenses. No underwriting discounts and commissions or finder’s fees were paid by the Registrant; the Public Certificates were offered by the Underwriters for sale to the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The related registration statement (file no. 333-206677) was originally declared effective on November 23, 2015.

 
 


Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

              (c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Natixis Securities Americas LLC, as underwriters, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
Exhibit 4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
Exhibit 4.2 Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator.
Exhibit 4.3 Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, between the holders of the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans and the holder of the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan.
Exhibit 4.4 Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, between the holders of the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans, the holders of the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans and the holder of the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan.
Exhibit 5 Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated March 31, 2016.
Exhibit 8 Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated March 31, 2016 (included as part of Exhibit 5).
Exhibit 23 Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5).
Exhibit 36.1 Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated March 23, 2016.
Exhibit 99.1 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.2 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, among Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP.

 
 

 

Exhibit 99.3 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.4 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.5 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.6 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser.

 

 

 
 

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

 

Date:  March 31, 2016

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
(Registrant)

 

   
   
  By:  

/s/ Anthony J. Sfarra

    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title: President

 

 

 

 
 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Natixis Securities Americas LLC as underwriters, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (E)
4.1   Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. (E)
4.2   Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator. (E)
4.3   Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, between the holders of the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans and the holder of the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan. (E)
4.4   Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, between the holders of the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans, the holders of the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans and the holder of the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan. (E)

 

 
 

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
5   Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated March 31, 2016. (E)
8   Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated March 31, 2016 (included as part of Exhibit 5). (E)
23   Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5). (E)
36.1   Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated March 23, 2016. (E)
99.1   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser. (E)
99.2   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, among Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP. (E)
99.3   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser. (E)
99.4   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser. (E)

 

 
 

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
99.5   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser. (E)
99.6   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016, between National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser. (E)

 

 

 

 

EX-1.1 2 exh_1-1.htm UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 18, 2016

Exhibit 1.1

 

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-C33

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

As of March 18, 2016

 

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10152

ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
277 Park Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, New York 10172

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

NATIXIS SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Depositor”), intends to issue its Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”), in twenty (20) classes (each, a “Class”) as designated in the Prospectus (as defined below). Pursuant to this underwriting agreement (the “Agreement”), the Depositor further proposes to sell to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities” and, collectively with Wells Fargo Securities, Academy and DBSI, the “Underwriters” and each, individually, an “Underwriter”) the Certificates set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Registered Certificates”) in the respective original principal amounts and notional amounts set forth in Schedule I. The Certificates represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”) primarily consisting of a segregated pool (the “Mortgage Pool”) of 79 fixed-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) having an approximate aggregate principal balance of $712,219,087 as of the Cut-off Date, secured by first liens on certain fee simple and/or leasehold interests in commercial, multifamily, manufactured housing community or residential cooperative real properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Certificates will be issued on or about March 31, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2016, among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A.

 
 

(“NCB”), as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer (in such capacities, the “NCB Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and custodian (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”).

The Mortgage Loans will be purchased by the Depositor (i) from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank and the Depositor, (ii) from Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Ladder”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Ladder Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between Ladder, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”) and the Depositor, (iii) from Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (“Rialto”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between Rialto and the Depositor, (iv) from C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC (“C-III”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “C-III Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between C-III and the Depositor, (v) from Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (“Natixis”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Natixis Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between Natixis and the Depositor, and (vi) from NCB (together with Wells Fargo Bank, Ladder, Rialto, C-III and Natixis, the “Mortgage Loan Sellers”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “NCB Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Ladder Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the C-III Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Natixis Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between NCB and the Depositor.

Two real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) elections will be made with respect to certain portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes. The Registered Certificates and the Mortgage Pool are described more fully in a registration statement and a Prospectus furnished to you by the Depositor.

The Certificates not being sold pursuant to this Agreement (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will be sold by the Depositor to Wells Fargo Securities, Academy, DBSI and Natixis Securities (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers will offer the Non-Registered Certificates for sale in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

The Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers are collectively referred to herein as the “Dealers”.

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In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (each, an “Indemnification Agreement”), among such Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor and the Dealers (and, in the case of Ladder, LCFH, LC REIT and LC TRS), providing for indemnification by such Mortgage Loan Seller of the Dealers in accordance with the terms thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor by such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In addition, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (each, a “Service Provider”) will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (each, a “Service Provider Indemnification Agreement”), among such Service Provider, the Depositor and the Dealers.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

1.Representations and Warranties.

(a)             The Depositor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that:

(i)              The Depositor has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (No. 333-206677) on Form SF-3 for the registration of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, issuable in series, including the Registered Certificates, under the 1933 Act, which registration statement has become effective and a copy of which, as amended to the date hereof, has heretofore been delivered to you. The Depositor meets the requirements for use of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, and such registration statement, as amended at the date hereof, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1) under the 1933 Act and complies in all other material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Depositor also has prepared and filed with the Commission a preliminary prospectus dated March 14, 2016 (the “Preliminary Prospectus”), each specifically relating to the Registered Certificates, in accordance with Rule 424(h) and Rule 430D under the 1933 Act. The Depositor also has filed with, or proposes to file with, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act a prospectus specifically relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Prospectus”). Such registration statement, as amended at the time when it became effective, or, if a post-effective amendment is filed with respect thereto, as amended by such post-effective amendment at the time of its effectiveness, including all exhibits thereto (and any information that is contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and is deemed to be a part of and included in such registration statement), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement used in connection with the offering of the Registered Certificates, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 10(d) of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect

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to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date the Registration Statement became effective, or the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “1934 Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. As used herein, “Pool Information” means the mortgage pool information reflected in the Master Tapes and the Prospectus. “Master Tapes” shall mean the respective compilations of information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans covered by the Independent Accountants’ Reports on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures dated March 14, 2016 and March [_], 2016, respectively, rendered by a third party accounting firm described in Section 6(i) of this Agreement.

(ii)            As of the date hereof, as of the date the Registration Statement became effective or was deemed effective pursuant to Rule 430D under the 1933 Act, as of the Time of Sale (including any subsequent Time of Sale), as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, as of the date the Prospectus is first filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, as of the date on which, prior to the Closing Date, any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, as of the date on which any supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission, and as of the Closing Date (each such date or time, an “Effective Time”), (A) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, complied, complies and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (B) the conditions to the use by the Depositor of a registration statement on Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form SF-3, have been satisfied or will be satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (C) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (D) the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (E) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes no representations or warranties as to (x) statements contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the information contained in any revision or amendment of or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Depositor by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (such information being identified in Section 8(b) hereof), (y) the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information (as defined in Section 8(a)(i) hereof), or (z) any information with

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respect to which any of the General Master Servicer (the “General Master Servicer Covered Information”) , the General Special Servicer (the “General Special Servicer Covered Information”), the NCB Servicer (the “NCB Servicer Covered Information”), the Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator Covered Information”), the Trustee (the “Trustee Covered Information”), the Operating Advisor (the “Operating Advisor Covered Information”) or the Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information”) agrees in the related Service Provider Indemnification Agreement to provide indemnification.

(iii)          The Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina with corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and the Depositor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business.

(iv)          As of each Effective Time, there has not and will not have been (x) any request by the Commission for any further amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (y) any issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threat of any proceeding for that purpose or (z) any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registered Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(v)            Each of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements has been, and as of the Closing Date the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor and each of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements constitutes, and, as of the Closing Date, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will constitute, a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally, (y) general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (z) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from securities law liabilities.

(vi)          As of the Closing Date, the Registered Certificates, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will conform in all material respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in each of (A) the Prospectus, (B) the Preliminary Prospectus and (C) any Issuer Information (as may have been revised and corrected if such revised or corrected information was delivered a

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reasonable time prior to the Time of Sale) delivered to any Underwriter for inclusion in an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus. As of the Closing Date, the Registered Certificates will be duly and validly authorized and, when delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to you against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(vii)        The Depositor is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or in default under any agreement, indenture or instrument the effect of which violation or default would be material to the Depositor or which violation or default would have a material adverse effect on the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Neither the issuance and sale of the Registered Certificates, nor the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement nor the consummation by the Depositor of any of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Depositor with the provisions hereof or thereof, did, does or will conflict with or result in a breach of any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor or conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with the passing of time or notification, or both, would constitute a default) under, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it or any material asset is bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Depositor.

(viii)      Neither the issuance and sale of the Registered Certificates, nor the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement nor the consummation by the Depositor of any of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Depositor with the provisions hereof or thereof, did, does or will, except as contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the Depositor’s property or assets pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party, by which it or any property or asset is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Depositor is subject.

(ix)          There is no action, suit or proceeding against the Depositor pending, or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal, (v) that, if determined adversely to the Depositor, would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Depositor, (w) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Registered Certificates, (x) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Registered Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements or this Agreement, (y) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage

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Loan Purchase Agreement or the Registered Certificates or (z) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Registered Certificates as described in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.

(x)            The Depositor will, at the Closing Date (and to the extent that title and ownership of any such Mortgage Loan was transferred to the Depositor by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), own the Mortgage Loans, free and clear of any lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, security interest, adverse claim or other encumbrance.

(xi)          At the Closing Date, the Depositor will have full power and authority to sell and deliver the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, at the Closing Date, will have duly authorized such assignment and delivery to the Trustee by all necessary action.

(xii)        There are no contracts, indentures or other documents of a character required by the 1933 Act or by the rules and regulations thereunder to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described or referred to therein or so filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto.

(xiii)      No authorization, approval or consent of any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary in connection with (i) the offering or sale of the Registered Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, except such as have been, or as of the Closing Date will have been, obtained or such as may otherwise be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and offer and sale of the Registered Certificates by the Underwriters and any recordation of the respective assignments of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that have not been completed or (ii) the consummation by the Depositor of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements.

(xiv)       The Depositor possesses all material licenses, certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, and the Depositor has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, authority or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Depositor.

(xv)         Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the delivery and sale of the Registered Certificates (other than such federal, state and local taxes as may be payable on the

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income or gain recognized therefrom) have been or will be paid at or prior to the Closing Date.

(xvi)       Neither the Depositor nor the Trust Fund is, and neither the sale of the Registered Certificates in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus nor the activities of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will cause the Depositor or the Trust Fund to be, subject to registration or regulation as an “investment company” or under the control of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Trust Fund will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act as a basis for it not registering under the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the regulations adopted to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

(xvii)     Under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes, the Depositor will report the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee in exchange for the Certificates and will report the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement as a sale of the interests in the Mortgage Loans evidenced by the Registered Certificates. The consideration received by the Depositor upon the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters will constitute reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the Registered Certificates. The Depositor will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters. In addition, the Depositor was solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund. The Depositor is not selling the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters and is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of the Depositor.

(xviii)   The Depositor acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Depositor with respect to the offering of the Registered Certificates contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial or other advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Depositor or any other person irrespective of whether any Underwriter has advised or is advising the Depositor on other matters; (ii) no Underwriter is advising the Depositor as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction; (iii) the Depositor has consulted, to the extent it deems necessary, its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Depositor with respect thereto; (iv) any review by the Underwriters of the Depositor, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be

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on behalf of the Depositor; and (v) the Underwriters’ obligations to the Depositor in respect of the offering, purchase and sale of the Registered Certificates are set forth in this Agreement in their entirety.

(xix)       At the Closing Date, the respective classes of Registered Certificates listed on Schedule I hereto shall have been assigned ratings no lower than those set forth in the Time of Sale Information by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations retained to provide such ratings (the “Rating Agencies”), and such ratings shall not have been placed on negative credit watch or negative review by such Rating Agency.

(xx)         The Depositor is not, and on the date on which the initial bona fide offer of the Registered Certificates is made will not be, an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

(xxi)       At or prior to the time when sales to investors of the Registered Certificates were first made as determined in accordance with Rule 159 of the 1933 Act (the “Time of Sale”), which was approximately (A) 1:08 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 18, 2016 with respect to the Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates) and (B) 4:20 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 18, 2016 with respect to the Class X-A Certificates, the Depositor had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): (x) the Free Writing Prospectus dated March 14, 2016, designated as a Structural and Collateral Term Sheet and relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Term Sheet”) and (y) the Preliminary Prospectus. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a “free writing prospectus” as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act. If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Depositor and the Underwriters have determined that the Time of Sale Information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the applicable Underwriters have terminated their old purchase contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with investors in the Registered Certificates, then “Time of Sale Information” will refer to the information available to investors at the time of entry into such new purchase contracts, including any information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (“Corrective Information”).

(xxii)     At the Closing Date, each of the representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will be true and correct in all material respects.

(xxiii)   The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to (x) any Underwriter Information (as defined below) in such Time of Sale Information, (y) any Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information in such Time of Sale Information or (z) any General Master

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Servicer Covered Information, General Special Servicer Covered Information, NCB Servicer Covered Information, Certificate Administrator Covered Information, Trustee Covered Information, Operating Advisor Covered Information or Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information.

(xxiv)    To the extent that the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Underwriters are to receive any notices or reports, or have any other rights thereunder, the Depositor will enforce the rights of the Underwriters under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(xxv)      The Depositor (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Registered Certificates other than (A)  any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the 1933 Act or Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (B) the Preliminary Prospectus or any supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus that may be required to be filed with the Commission under Rule 424(h)(2) under the 1933 Act, (C) the Prospectus, (D) the Term Sheet and (E) each other written communication approved in writing in advance by Wells Fargo Securities (each such communication referred to in clause (D) and this clause (E) constituting an “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act) being referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”). Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied or, if used after the date hereof, will comply, in all material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, has been filed or will be filed in accordance with Section 4(b)(v) (to the extent required thereby) and, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statements of a material fact or, (when read in conjunction with the other Time of Sale Information) omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to (x) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Depositor in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (y) any Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (z) any General Master Servicer Covered Information, General Special Servicer Covered Information, NCB Servicer Covered Information, Certificate Administrator Covered Information, Trustee Covered Information, Operating Advisor Covered Information or Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(xxvi)    The Depositor has executed and delivered a written representation (the “17g-5 Representation”) to each Rating Agency that it will take the actions specified in paragraphs (a)(3)(iii)(A) through (E) of Rule 17g-5 of the 1934 Act, and the Depositor has complied, and hereafter will comply, with each such representation, other than any breach of the 17g-5 Representation (y) that would not have a material adverse effect on the Certificates or (z) arising from a breach by any of the Underwriters of the representation, warranty and agreement set forth in Section 4(b)(xvi).

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(xxvii)  The Depositor has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party due diligence report contemplated by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Report”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus other than the agreed-upon procedures report (the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”) obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in the loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (the “Accountants”), a copy of which has been furnished to Wells Fargo Securities, at the request of the Depositor; and, except for the Accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Depositor has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Services”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus. The Accountants have consented to the inclusion of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report in a Form 15G (as defined below) furnished on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) as required by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”).

(xxviii)                    Any certification on Form ABS Due Diligence-15E (each, a “Form 15E”) received by the Depositor from the Accountants in connection with the Due Diligence Services provided by the Accountants was promptly posted, after receipt, as required by Rule 17g-5 under the 1934 Act on the Rule 17g-5 website established by or on behalf of the Depositor, and the Depositor has not received any other Form 15E from any party.

(xxix)    The Depositor (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) each containing the findings and conclusions of an Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting all other requirements of such Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the 1934 Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to Wells Fargo Securities at least six (6) business days before the date of first sale of any Registered Certificates; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the date of first sale of any Registered Certificates as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(xxx)      No portion of any Form 15G contains any names, addresses, other personal identifiers or zip codes with respect to any individuals, or any other personally identifiable or other information that would be associated with an individual, including without limitation any “nonpublic personal information” within the meaning of Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999.

(b)            Wells Fargo Bank represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter, that:

(i)              Wells Fargo Bank is a national banking association validly existing under the laws of the United States of America and possesses all requisite authority,

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power, licenses, permits and franchises to carry on its business as currently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

(ii)            This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Wells Fargo Bank and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Depositor and the Underwriters, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Wells Fargo Bank, enforceable against Wells Fargo Bank in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, as they may be applied in the context of the insolvency of a national banking association, (y) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws.

(iii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Bank’s performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (x) violate Wells Fargo Bank’s articles of association or by-laws, (y) violate any law or regulation or any administrative decree or order to which it is subject or (z) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any contract, agreement or other instrument to which Wells Fargo Bank is a party or by which Wells Fargo Bank is bound.

(iv)          Wells Fargo Bank 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 other governmental agency or body, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of Wells Fargo Bank or its properties or have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder.

(v)            Wells Fargo Bank is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument or subject to any articles of association, by-laws or any other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that would materially and adversely affect the ability of Wells Fargo Bank to perform its obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent of any third person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by Wells Fargo Bank of its obligations under this Agreement (except to the extent such consent has been obtained).

(vi)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Wells Fargo Bank of or compliance by Wells Fargo Bank with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except as have previously been obtained.

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(vii)        No litigation is pending or, to the best of Wells Fargo Bank’s knowledge, threatened against Wells Fargo Bank that would assert the invalidity of this Agreement, prohibit its entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect the performance by Wells Fargo Bank of its obligations under this Agreement.

(viii)      Each representation and warranty of the Depositor set forth in Section 1(a) hereof is true and correct as of the date hereof or as of the date specified in such representation and warranty.

(c)             Each Underwriter represents and warrants to and covenants with the Depositor that:

(i)              as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, such Underwriter has complied with all of its obligations under Section 4 hereof;

(ii)            in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (as defined below) (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of the Registered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State other than:

(A)           to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

(B)           to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Underwriter or Underwriters nominated by the Issuing Entity for any such offer; or

(C)           in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of the Registered Certificates referred to in clauses (A) to (C) above shall require the Issuing Entity, the Depositor or any Underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this subsection (c), (1) the expression “offer of the Registered Certificates to the public” in relation to any Registered Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Registered Certificates so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Registered Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State, (2) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, as implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State, (3) the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU, (4) the expression “European Economic Area” means Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech

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Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom; and (5) the “Issuing Entity” means the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33;

(iii)          (A) in the United Kingdom, it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Registered Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to either the Issuing Entity or the Depositor; and

(A)           it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Registered Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;

(iv)          it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Registered Certificates in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan, as amended, and other relevant laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan;

(v)            it (A) has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Registered Certificates (except for Registered Certificates which are a “structured product” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (the “SFO”) of Hong Kong) other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made under the SFO; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (the “C(WUMP)O”) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the C(WUMP)O; and (B) has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Offered Private Certificates, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Registered Certificates which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made under the SFO; and

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obtain without the consent of the Depositor) any Due Diligence Report in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the Prospectus. Except for the Accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Reports, such Underwriter has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Depositor) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes Due Diligence Services, and has not received a Form 15E from any party, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus.

2.Purchase and Sale.

(a)             Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Depositor agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Depositor, at the applicable purchase prices set forth in Schedule I hereto, the respective certificate balances and notional amounts of the Registered Certificates set forth beneath the name of each Underwriter set forth in Schedule I, and any additional portions of the Registered Certificates that any such Underwriter may be obligated to purchase pursuant to Section 10 hereof, in all cases plus accrued interest as set forth in Schedule I.

(b)            Each Underwriter (severally, but not jointly) represents and covenants that it has not, and will not, enter into any contract for the sale of any Registered Certificates (i) less than three (3) business days after the filing of the Preliminary Prospectus, (ii) less than 48 hours after the date of the filing of any supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(h)(2) under the 1933 Act, and (iii) less than five (5) business days after the furnishing by the Depositor to the Commission, pursuant to Section 1(a)(xxix) of this Agreement, of any Form ABS-15G for an Accountants’ Due Diligence Report (as defined herein).

3.Delivery and Payment.

Delivery of and payment for the Registered Certificates shall be made in the manner, at the location(s), on the Closing Date at the time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than ten (10) business days after such specified date as you shall designate), which date and time may be changed by agreement between you and the Depositor or as provided in Section 10 hereof. Delivery of the Registered Certificates shall be made either directly to you or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as specified in Schedule I hereto, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the respective Underwriters of the purchase price therefor in immediately available funds wired to such bank as may be designated by the Depositor, or such other manner of payment as may be agreed upon by the Depositor and you. Any Class of Registered Certificates to be delivered through the facilities of DTC shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, which global Certificate(s) shall be placed in the custody of DTC not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date pursuant to a custodial arrangement to be entered into between the Trustee or its agent and DTC. Unless delivered through the facilities of DTC, the Registered Certificates shall be in fully registered certificated form, in such denominations and registered in such names as you may have requested in writing not less than one full business day in advance of the Closing Date.

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The Depositor agrees to have the Registered Certificates, including the global Certificates representing the Registered Certificates to be delivered through the facilities of DTC, available for inspection, checking and, if applicable, packaging by you not later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the last business day prior to the Closing Date.

References herein to actions taken or to be taken following the Closing Date with respect to any Registered Certificates that are to be delivered through the facilities of DTC shall include, if the context so permits, actions taken or to be taken with respect to the interests in such Registered Certificates as reflected on the books and records of DTC.

4.Offering by Underwriters; Free Writing Prospectuses; Preliminary Prospectus and Corrected Supplement.

(a)             It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Registered Certificates for sale to the public, including, without limitation, in and from the State of New York, as set forth in this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. It is further understood that the Depositor, in reliance upon an exemption from the Attorney General of the State of New York to be granted pursuant to Policy Statement 104 and 105, has not and will not file the offering pursuant to Section 352-e of the General Business Law of the State of New York with respect to the Registered Certificates.

(b)            In connection with the offering of the Registered Certificates, the Underwriters may each prepare and provide to prospective investors Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined below), or portions thereof, which the Depositor is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to the Depositor such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word® or Microsoft Excel® format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that the Depositor, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements, subject to the following conditions (to which such conditions each Underwriter agrees (provided that no Underwriter is responsible for any breach of the following conditions by any other Underwriter)):

(i)              Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act, such Underwriter shall not convey or deliver any written communication to any person in connection with the initial offering of the Registered Certificates, unless such written communication (A) is made in reliance on Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (B) is the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, (C) is made in reliance on Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, (D) constitutes a Free Writing Prospectus that does not constitute Time of Sale Information, or (E) constitutes such other written communication approved by the Depositor in advance. Without the prior written consent of the Depositor, such Underwriter shall not convey or deliver in connection with the initial offering of the Registered Certificates any ABS Informational and Computational Material in reliance upon Rules 167 and 426 under the 1933 Act. “ABS Informational and Computational Material” shall mean “ABS informational and computational material,” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and “Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by

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the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof.

(ii)            Such Underwriter shall deliver to the Depositor, no later than two (2) business days prior to the date of first use thereof, (A) any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus that contains any “issuer information,” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act (“Issuer Information”) (which the parties hereto agree includes, without limitation, Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information), and (B) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains only a description of the final terms of the Registered Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Free Writing Prospectus that contains only ABS Informational and Computational Material may be delivered by such Underwriter to the Depositor not later than the later of (x) two (2) business days prior to the due date for filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act or (y) the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.

(iii)          Such Underwriter represents and warrants to the Depositor that the Free Writing Prospectuses to be furnished to the Depositor by such Underwriter pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) will constitute all Free Writing Prospectuses of the type described therein that were furnished to prospective investors by such Underwriter in connection with its offer and sale of the Registered Certificates.

(iv)          Such Underwriter represents and warrants to the Depositor that each Free Writing Prospectus required to be provided by it to the Depositor pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii), when viewed together with the Time of Sale Information, did not, as of the Time of Sale, and will not as of the Closing Date, include any untrue statement of a material fact, when viewed in connection with all other prospectuses delivered to such investor on or prior to the Time of Sale, or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that such Underwriter makes no representation to the extent such misstatements or omissions were the result of any inaccurate Issuer Information that is Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information, Master Servicer Covered Information, Special Servicer Covered Information, Operating Advisor Covered Information, Trustee Covered Information, Certificate Administrator Covered Information or Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information, which information was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Depositor, any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter at any time prior to the Time of Sale.

(v)            The Depositor agrees to file with the Commission the following:

(A)           Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required to be filed with the Commission by Rule 433 under the 1933 Act;

(B)           Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof delivered by any Underwriter to the Depositor pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii);

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(C)           Any Free Writing Prospectus for which the Depositor or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Depositor or any other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating communications; and

(D)           Any ABS Informational and Computational Material that is not being treated as a Free Writing Prospectus.

(vi)          Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(v) by the Depositor shall be filed with the Commission not later than the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus, except that:

(A)           Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only the description of the final terms of the Registered Certificates shall be filed by the Depositor with the Commission within two days of the later of the date such final terms have been established for all classes of Registered Certificates and the date of first use;

(B)           Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only ABS Informational and Computational Material shall be filed by the Depositor with the Commission not later than the later of the due date for filing the final Prospectus relating to the Registered Certificates pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act and two (2) business days after the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus;

(C)           Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(v)(C) shall, if no payment has been made or consideration has been given by or on behalf of the Depositor for the Free Writing Prospectus or its dissemination, be filed by the Depositor with the Commission not later than four (4) business days after the Depositor becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus; and

(D)           The Depositor shall not be required to file (1) Issuer Information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of an Underwriter (an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”) or by or on behalf of any other offering participant other than the Depositor, if such information is included or incorporated by reference in a prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission that relates to the offering of the Registered Certificates, or (2) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains a description of the Registered Certificates or the offering of the Registered Certificates which does not reflect the final terms thereof.

(vii)        Such Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus that is used or referred to by it and distributed by or on behalf of such Underwriter in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad, unrestricted dissemination not later than the date of the first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.

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(viii)      Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(b)(vii), such Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus for which such Underwriter or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Depositor or any other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating written communications and for which no payment was made or consideration given by or on behalf of the Depositor or any other offering participant, not later than four (4) business days after such Underwriter becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus.

(ix)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4(b)(v) and 4(b)(vii), neither the Depositor nor such Underwriter shall be required to file any Free Writing Prospectus that does not contain substantive changes from or additions to a Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.

(x)            The Depositor and such Underwriter each agree that any Free Writing Prospectuses prepared by it shall contain the following legend:

The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (SEC File No. 333-206677) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing entity and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter, or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus after filing if you request it by calling toll free 1-800-745-2063 (8 a.m.–5 p.m. EST) or by emailing wfs.cmbs@wellsfargo.com.

(xi)          The Depositor and such Underwriter agree to retain all Free Writing Prospectuses that they have used and that are not required to be filed pursuant to this Section 4 for a period of three years following the initial bona fide offering of the Registered Certificates.

(xii)        In the event that the Depositor becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, the Preliminary Prospectus contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Depositor shall (A) notify the Underwriters thereof within one (1) business day after discovery, (B) prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus that corrects the material misstatement or omission in the Preliminary Prospectus and that meets the requirements of Rule 424(h)(2) under the 1933 Act (such supplement, a “Corrected Supplement”) and (C) file such Corrected Supplement with the Commission

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in accordance with Rule 424(h) under the 1933 Act. Upon receipt of such notice from the Depositor, the Underwriters shall:

(A)           Notify each investor in the Registered Certificates in a prompt fashion that any prior contract of sale with such investor has been terminated, and of such investor’s rights as a result of termination of such agreement;

(B)           Upon receipt of a copy of such Corrected Supplement from the Depositor, deliver, at least 48 hours prior to sending a new confirmation of sale to an investor in the Registered Certificates in accordance with Rule 15c2-8(b) under the 1934 Act, such Corrected Supplement to such investor;

(C)           Provide such investor with an opportunity to enter into a new contract of sale on the terms described in the Time of Sale Information (as updated by such Corrected Supplement); and

(D)           Comply with any other requirements for reformation of the original contract of sale, as described in Section IV.2.c of the Commission’s Securities Offering Reform Release No. 33-8591.

(xiii)      If the Depositor becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), the Depositor shall immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and the Depositor shall, if requested by the Underwriters, prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a Free Writing Prospectus that corrects the material misstatement or omission in the Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (such corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “Corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”).

(A)           If an Underwriter becomes aware that, with respect to any investor in an Underwritten Certificate, as of the Time of Sale, any Issuer Information contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus and delivered to such investor was not correctly reflected in such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus such that it caused the Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (such Free Writing Prospectus, a “Defective Free Writing Prospectus”), such Underwriter shall notify the Depositor and each other Underwriter thereof within one (1) business day after discovery.

(B)           Each Underwriter shall, if requested by the Depositor:

(1)            if the Defective Free Writing Prospectus was an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, prepare a Free Writing Prospectus that corrects the material misstatement in or omission from the Defective Free Writing Prospectus (such corrected Free

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Writing Prospectus, together with a Corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “Corrected Free Writing Prospectus”);

(2)            deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to each investor in an Underwritten Certificate which received the Defective Free Writing Prospectus prior to entering into an agreement to purchase any Registered Certificates;

(3)            if after the Time of Sale, notify such investor in a prominent fashion that the prior agreement to purchase Certificates has been terminated, and of the investor’s rights as a result of termination of such agreement;

(4)            if after the Time of Sale, provide such investor with an opportunity to affirmatively agree to purchase the Registered Certificates on the terms described in the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus; and

(5)            comply with any other requirements for reformation of the original contract of sale described in Section IV.A.2.c of the Commission’s Securities Offering Reform Release No. 33-8591.

(C)           With respect to this clause (xiii), each Underwriter agrees that if the Depositor requests that an Underwriter prepare a Corrected Free Writing Prospectus with respect to a Defective Free Writing Prospectus that another Underwriter prepared, such other Underwriter will prepare the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus and will deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to the Depositor and each Underwriter so that each Underwriter may contact its respective investors.

(D)           To the extent any Defective Free Writing Prospectus was defective as a result of incorrect Issuer Information being delivered to an Underwriter, the Depositor shall provide such corrected Issuer Information upon request from such Underwriter. The Depositor shall also notify the other Underwriters of such incorrect Issuer Information, to the extent it is provided notice hereunder.

(xiv)       Such Underwriter covenants with the Depositor that after the final Prospectus is available, such Underwriter shall not distribute any written information concerning the Registered Certificates that contains any Issuer Information to a prospective investor in an Underwritten Certificate unless such information is preceded or accompanied by the final Prospectus.

(xv)         Such Underwriter further represents and warrants that it has offered and sold Registered Certificates only to, or directed at, persons who:

(A)           are outside the United Kingdom;

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(B)           have professional experience in participating in unregulated collective investment schemes; or

(C)           are persons falling within Articles 49(2)(a) through (d) (“High Net Worth Companies, Unincorporated Associations, Etc.”) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.

(xvi)       Such Underwriter further (x) represents and warrants that it has not provided, as of the date of this Agreement, and covenants with the Depositor that it will not provide, on or prior to the Closing Date, to any Rating Agency or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the 1934 Act), any information, written or oral, relating to the Trust Fund, the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other information, that could be reasonably determined to be relevant to determining an initial credit rating for the Certificates (as contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii)(C) under the 1934 Act), without the prior consent of the Depositor, and (y) covenants with the Depositor that it will not provide to any Rating Agency or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the 1934 Act), any information, written or oral, relating to the Trust Fund, the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other information, that could be reasonably determined to be relevant to undertaking credit rating surveillance for the Certificates (as contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii)(D) under the 1934 Act), without the prior consent of the Depositor.

5.Covenants of the Depositor.

The Depositor covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that:

(a)             The Depositor will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement (other than by reason of Rule 429 under the 1933 Act) or any amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus relating to or affecting the Registered Certificates, unless the Depositor has furnished a copy to you for your review a reasonable time period prior to filing, and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Depositor shall cause the Prospectus to be transmitted to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act or shall cause the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to said Rule 424. The Depositor promptly will advise you or counsel for the Underwriters (i) when the Prospectus shall have been filed or transmitted to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424, (ii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for any additional information in respect of the offering contemplated hereby, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto which shall have become effective on or prior to the Closing Date or preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Depositor of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registered Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or

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threatening of any proceeding for that purpose. The Depositor will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or suspension and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(b)            If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Registered Certificates is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, any event occurs as a result of which the Preliminary Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) or the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus to comply with the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, the Depositor shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission, at the expense of the Depositor, subject to paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or omission or an amendment that will effect such compliance and, if such amendment or supplement is required to be contained in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, the Depositor shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment to the Registration Statement to be made effective as soon as possible.

(c)             The Depositor shall furnish to you and to counsel for the Underwriters, upon request and without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and each amendment thereto which shall become effective on or prior to the Closing Date, and, upon request, to each other Underwriter, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and each such amendment and supplement thereto and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the 1933 Act, as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto as you may reasonably request.

(d)            The Depositor shall furnish such information, execute such instruments and take such action, if any, as may be required to qualify the Registered Certificates for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as you may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Registered Certificates; provided that the Depositor shall not be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general or unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now subject to such service of process.

(e)             The Depositor shall pay, or cause to be paid, all costs and expenses in connection with the transactions herein contemplated, including, but not limited to, the fees and disbursements of its counsel; the costs and expenses of printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Registered Certificates; the fees and disbursements of accountants for the Depositor; the reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Registered Certificates under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith, in connection with the preparation of any “Blue Sky” survey and in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Registered Certificates for investment by institutional investors and the preparation of any legal investment survey; the expenses of printing any such “Blue Sky” survey and legal investment survey; the cost and expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement

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(including exhibits thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Term Sheet, Computational Material and the Prospectus, the preparation and printing of this Agreement and the delivery to the Underwriters of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Term Sheet and the Prospectus as you may reasonably request; the fees of the Rating Agencies that we hire to rate the Registered Certificates; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters. The Underwriters shall be responsible for paying all other costs and expenses incurred by them and not set forth in the preceding sentence in connection with the purchase and sale of the Registered Certificates.

(f)             To the extent that the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Underwriters are to receive any notices or reports, or have any other rights thereunder, the Depositor shall enforce the rights of the Underwriters under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall not consent to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that would adversely affect such rights of the Underwriters.

(g)            The Depositor shall, as to itself, and as to the Trust Fund, shall cause the Trustee (or the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee) to be required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to, satisfy and comply with all reporting requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(h)            The Depositor shall take all reasonable action necessary to enable the Rating Agencies to provide their respective credit ratings of the Registered Certificates as described in Section 1(a)(xix).

(i)              The Depositor will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the 1933 Act.

6.Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters.

The obligation of each Underwriter hereunder to purchase its allocated share of the Registered Certificates shall be subject to: (i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank contained herein as of the date hereof, as of the date of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement filed prior to the Closing Date, as of the date the Prospectus or any supplement thereto is filed with the Commission and as of the Closing Date; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of the Depositor made in any certificates delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Depositor of its obligations hereunder; (iv) the performance by the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller (and, in the case of Ladder, LC REIT, LCFH and LC TRS) of their respective obligations under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date; and (v) the following additional conditions:

(a)             The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall have been issued and not withdrawn and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened; and the Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and all other Time of Sale Information shall have been filed or transmitted for filing

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with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act or, in the case of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the 1933 Act, as applicable.

(b)            You shall have received from counsel for the Underwriters, a favorable opinion, dated the Closing Date, as to such matters regarding the Registered Certificates as you may reasonably request.

(c)             The Depositor shall have delivered to you a certificate of the Depositor, signed by an authorized officer of the Depositor and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties of the Depositor in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date; and (ii) the Depositor has in all material respects complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part that are required hereby to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; and Wells Fargo Bank shall have delivered to you a certificate of Wells Fargo Bank, signed by an authorized officer of Wells Fargo Bank and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties of Wells Fargo Bank in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date; and (ii) Wells Fargo Bank has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date.

(d)            You shall have received (i) with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, a certificate of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and (ii) with respect to the Depositor a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, each dated not earlier than 30 days prior to the Closing Date.

(e)             (i) You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Depositor, in his or her individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that: (x) each individual who, as an officer or representative of the Depositor, signed this Agreement, or any other document or certificate delivered on or before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the Closing Date, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents and certificates are their genuine signatures; and (y) no event (including, without limitation, any act or omission on the part of the Depositor) has occurred since the date of the good standing certificate referred to in Section 6(d) hereof which has affected the good standing of the Depositor under the laws of the State of North Carolina. Such certificate shall be accompanied by true and complete copies (certified as such by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Depositor) of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Depositor, as in effect on the Closing Date, and of the resolutions of the Depositor and any required shareholder consent relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; and (ii) you shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Wells Fargo Bank, in his or her individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that: (x) each individual who, as an officer or representative of Wells Fargo Bank, signed this Agreement or any other document or certificate delivered on or before the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is

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as of the Closing Date, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents and certificates are their genuine signatures; and (y) no event (including, without limitation, any act or omission on the part of Wells Fargo Bank) has occurred since the date of the certificate referred to in Section 6(d) hereof which has affected the existence of Wells Fargo Bank under the laws of the United States of America. Such certificate shall be accompanied by true and complete copies (certified as such by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Wells Fargo Bank) of the articles of association and by-laws of Wells Fargo Bank, as in effect on the Closing Date, and of the resolutions of Wells Fargo Bank and any required shareholder consent relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

(f)             You shall have received from in-house counsel of the Depositor or special counsel to the Depositor, one or more favorable opinions, dated the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters.

(g)            You shall have received one or more letters of counsel to the Underwriters, relating to the Time of Sale Information as of the Time of Sale and to the Prospectus as of the date thereof and as of the Closing Date, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to you.

(h)            You shall have received from in-house counsel to Wells Fargo Bank, one or more favorable opinions, dated the Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters.

(i)              You shall have received from a third party accounting firm a copy of each Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and letters satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters, to the following effect:

(i)              they have performed certain specified procedures as a result of which they have determined that the information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature set forth (A) in the Prospectus under the captions “Summary of Terms,” “Description of the Mortgage Pool” and “Yield and Maturity Considerations”, (B) on Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 to each of the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus and (C) in the Term Sheet agrees with the Master Tapes prepared by or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Sellers, unless non-material deviations are otherwise noted in such letter; and

(ii)            they have compared an agreed-upon portion of the data contained in the Master Tapes referred to in the immediately preceding clause (i) to information contained in the Mortgage Loan files and in such other sources as shall be specified by them, and found such data and information to be in agreement in all material respects, unless non-material deviations are otherwise noted in such letter.

(j)              You shall have received written confirmation from the Rating Agencies that the ratings assigned to the Registered Certificates on the Closing Date are as described in Section 1(a)(xix) and that, as of the Closing Date, no notice has been given of (i) any intended or possible downgrading or (ii) any review or possible changes in such ratings.

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(k)            You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Trustee, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Trustee” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(l)              You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Certificate Administrator, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Certificate Administrator” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(m)          You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Master Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information relating to the General Master Servicer under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Master Servicers—Wells Fargo Bank, National Association” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(n)            You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Special Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information relating to the General Special Servicer under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Special Servicers—Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(o)            You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the NCB Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information relating to the NCB Servicer under the headings “Transaction Parties—The Master Servicers—National Cooperative Bank, N.A.” and “Transaction Parties—The Special Servicers—National Cooperative Bank, N.A.” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(p)            You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Operating Advisor, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information relating to the Operating Advisor under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(q)            You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the information relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer under the heading “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer” in the Prospectus, is true and correct in all material respects.

(r)             You shall have received from counsel for each Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a favorable opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters.

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(s)             You shall have received copies of any opinions from special counsel to the Depositor, supplied to the Depositor for posting on its 17g-5 website relating to certain matters with respect to the Registered Certificates, the transfer of the Mortgage Loans and any other matters related thereto. Any such opinions shall be dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters.

(t)              All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incident hereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters, and you and such counsel shall have received such additional information, certificates and documents as you or they may have reasonably requested.

(u)            The Depositor shall timely comply with all requirements of Rules 15Ga-2 and 17g-5 under the 1934 Act to the satisfaction of the Underwriters.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, if the Depositor is in breach of any covenants or agreements contained herein or if any of the opinions and certificates referred to above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by you. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Depositor in writing, or by telephone confirmed in writing.

7.Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses.

If the sale of the Registered Certificates provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Depositor to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Underwriters severally, upon demand, for all out of pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Registered Certificates.

8.Indemnification.

(a)             The Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i)              against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (including the information included therein or deemed to be a part thereof), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or

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supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (C) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (w) the Preliminary Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), (x) any other Time of Sale Information, (y) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (z) Issuer Information contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or any information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(vii), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of clause (x) through (z) above, when read in conjunction with the other Time of Sale Information), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer to such Underwriter at any time prior to the Time of Sale (or in the case of any Corrective Information correcting information in the Preliminary Prospectus, at least 48 hours prior to the Time of Sale), or (D) any breach of the representation and warranty in Section 1(a)(xx); provided that, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, the indemnity provided by this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or omission with respect to information with respect to which a Mortgage Loan Seller (and, in the case of Ladder, LC REIT, LCFH and LC TRS) agrees in the related Indemnification Agreement to provide indemnification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information”); provided further, that the indemnification provided by this Section 8 shall not apply to the extent that such untrue statement or omission of a material fact was made as a result of an error in the manipulation of, or in any calculations based upon, or in any aggregation of the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors and/or the related Mortgaged Properties set forth in the Master Tapes or Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, to the extent (x) such information was materially incorrect in the applicable Master Tape or such Annex A-1, as applicable, including without limitation the aggregation of such information relating to the Mortgage Loans in the Trust Fund or the information provided by the Mortgage Loan Sellers, and (y) such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would be subject to the provisions of the related Indemnification Agreement; and provided further, that the indemnification provided by this Section 8 shall not apply to the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information, the General Master Servicer Covered Information, the General Special Servicer Covered Information, the NCB Servicer Covered Information, the Certificate Administrator Covered Information, the Trustee Covered Information, the Operating Advisor Covered Information or the Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information;

(ii)            against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such

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settlement is effected with the written consent of the Depositor or as otherwise contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof; and

(iii)          against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by such Underwriter), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above; provided, however, that the indemnity provided by this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with Underwriter Information furnished to the Depositor by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

(b)            Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in Section 8(a), as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions (when read in conjunction with the Time of Sale Information) made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) (collectively, “Underwriter Information”); provided that no such material misstatement or omission arises from an error or omission in information relating to the underlying data regarding the Mortgage Loans or the related Mortgagors or Mortgaged Properties provided by the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter. In addition, each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, as incurred, arising out of any (i) untrue statements or alleged untrue statements of a material fact, or omissions or alleged omissions to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the Underwriter Information, and (ii) untrue statements or alleged untrue statements of a material fact, or omissions or alleged omissions to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or that arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that no Underwriter shall be obligated to so indemnify and hold harmless (A) to the extent the Depositor is entitled to

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indemnification or contribution therefor under the indemnity of any Mortgage Loan Seller set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or set forth in any Service Provider Indemnification Agreement, or (B) with respect to information that is also contained in the Time of Sale Information, or (C) to the extent such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses are caused by a misstatement or omission resulting from an error or omission in the Issuer Information supplied by the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller to an Underwriter which was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter at any time prior to the Time of Sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnity in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence will apply only if such misstatement or omission was not also a misstatement or omission in the Prospectus. Furthermore, no Underwriter shall be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless the Depositor or any other person or entity otherwise entitled to such indemnification or to be held harmless under this subsection (b) for any liability that is based upon or arises from the information set forth in the seventh, eighth and tenth paragraphs under the caption “Method of Distribution (Underwriter)” in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) to the extent that both (1) such information is based upon and is in conformity with the information set forth in the Prospectus (or such amendment or supplement thereto) that is not Underwriter Information and (2) such non-Underwriter Information either contains an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or fails to comply with Regulation AB.

It is hereby acknowledged that (i) the statements set forth in the penultimate paragraph on the cover of the Prospectus and (ii) the statements in the first and third sentences of the fourth paragraph and the seventh, eighth and tenth paragraphs under the caption “Method of Distribution (Underwriter)” in the Prospectus, constitute the only written information furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information, or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto.

(c)             Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) hereof (unless the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure) or any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of the indemnity provided by this Section 8. Upon request of the indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding as incurred. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from the indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have agreed in writing to the retention of such counsel, or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have assumed the defense

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of such action, with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party, within a reasonable period following the indemnifying party’s receiving notice of such action, or (iii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. In no event shall the indemnifying party or parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (or, in the event the Depositor or Wells Fargo Bank is the indemnifying party, one counsel for each Underwriter) (in addition to any local counsel) separate from its or their 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. Unless it shall assume the defense of any proceeding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) but, if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party shall indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel or any other expenses for which the indemnifying party is obligated under this subsection, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. If an indemnifying party assumes the defense of any proceeding, it shall be entitled to settle such proceeding with the consent of the indemnified party or, if such settlement provides for an unconditional release of the indemnified party in connection with all matters relating to the proceeding that have been asserted against the indemnified party in such proceeding by the other parties to such settlement, which release does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, without the consent of the indemnified party.

(d)            The indemnity provided by this Section 8 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, the Underwriters, any of their respective directors or officers, or any person controlling the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank or the Underwriters, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Registered Certificates.

The indemnity provided by this Section 8 will be in addition to any liability that any Underwriter, the Depositor or Wells Fargo Bank may otherwise have.

9.Contribution.

(a)             In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity provided by Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the indemnified parties although applicable in accordance with its terms, or if such indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is unavailable or insufficient in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, jointly and severally, and the Underwriters, severally, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by the indemnity

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provided by Section 8 hereof incurred by the Depositor and the Underwriters, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank on the one hand and each Underwriter on the other hand from the offering of the Registered Certificates or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank on the one hand and of each Underwriter on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations (taking into account the parties’ relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission or failure to comply, and any other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances). The relative benefits received by the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same respective portions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Depositor from the sale of the Registered Certificates and the total underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees received by the Underwriters in connection therewith bear to the aggregate offering price of the Registered Certificates. The relative fault of the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank on the one hand and of each Underwriter on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank or by the Underwriters, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and no Underwriter shall be obligated to contribute more than its share of underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees pertaining to the Registered Certificates less any damages otherwise paid by such Underwriter with respect to any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense. It is hereby acknowledged that the respective Underwriters’ obligations under this Section 9 shall be several and not joint. For purposes of this Section 9, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, and such Underwriter’s officers and directors, shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Depositor, each officer of the Depositor who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Depositor.

(b)            The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the considerations referred to in subsection (a) above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to in Section 8 hereof or this Section 9 shall be deemed to include any legal fees and disbursements or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such claim except where the indemnified party is required to bear such expenses, which expenses the indemnifying party shall pay as and when incurred, at the request of the indemnified party, to the extent that it is reasonable to believe that the indemnifying party will be ultimately obligated to pay such expenses. In the

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event that any expenses so paid by the indemnifying party are subsequently determined to not be required to be borne by the indemnifying party hereunder, the party which received such payment shall promptly refund the amount so paid to the party which made such payment. The remedies provided for in Section 8 hereof and this Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(c)             The contribution agreements contained in this Section 9 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, the Underwriters, any of their respective directors or officers, or any person controlling the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank or the Underwriters, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Registered Certificates.

10.Default by an Underwriter.

If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Registered Certificates agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally (in the respective proportions which the portion of the Registered Certificates set forth below their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Registered Certificates set forth below the names of all the remaining Underwriters) to purchase the Registered Certificates that the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided that no Underwriter shall be obligated under this Section 10 to purchase Certificates of a Class that it is not otherwise obligated to purchase under this Agreement, and provided, however, that in the event that the amount of Registered Certificates that the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Registered Certificates set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Registered Certificates, and if such non-defaulting Underwriters do not purchase all of the Registered Certificates, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Depositor, except as provided in Section 11 or Section 12 hereof. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 10, the Closing Date for the Registered Certificates shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding ten (10) business days, as you shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Depositor and any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

11.Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.

All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, or contained in certificates of officers of the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, or by or on behalf of the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, or by or on behalf of any of the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in

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Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and shall survive delivery of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters.

12.Termination of Agreement; Survival.

(a)             The Underwriters may terminate their obligations under this Agreement, by notice to the Depositor, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date (i) if there has been, since the date of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank or any other Mortgage Loan Seller whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) if there has occurred any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis the effect of which is such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of any Underwriter, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Registered Certificates or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Registered Certificates, (iii) if trading in any securities of the Depositor or of Wells Fargo Bank has been suspended or limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market or the over the counter market has been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other governmental authority, (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either federal or New York authorities, or (v) if a material disruption in securities settlement, payments or clearance services in the United States or other relevant jurisdiction shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date, or the effect of which is such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of such Underwriter, impractical to market the Registered Certificates or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Registered Certificates.

(b)            If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 12, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except as provided in Section 11 or Section 12(c) hereof.

(c)             The provisions of Section 5(e) hereof regarding the payment of costs and expenses and the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement, whether such termination is pursuant to this Section 12 or otherwise.

13.Notices.

All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notice to the Depositor, to Wells Fargo Bank or to Wells Fargo Securities shall be directed to it at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, facsimile number: (212) 214–8970 (with a copy to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288); notice to Academy shall be directed to it at Academy Securities, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10172, Attention: Michael Boyd; notice to DBSI shall be directed to it at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005,

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Attention: Lainie Kaye, facsimile number (212) 797-0286; and notice to Natixis Securities shall be directed to it at Natixis Securities Americas LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Office of Chief Operating Officer (with a copy to Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Office of the General Counsel, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 and for all legal notices, also by email to legal.notices@us.natixis.com); or, in any case, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Underwriters, the Depositor or Wells Fargo Bank to the other such parties in writing.

14.Parties.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the parties hereto and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No investor in Registered Certificates from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor or assign merely by reason of such purchase.

15.Governing Law.

This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to or in connection with the Agreement, the relationship of the parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of law principles other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

16.Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

17.Submission to Jurisdiction.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM; AND (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY

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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.

18.Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

19.Miscellaneous.

This Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

20.Obligations Solely Contractual in Nature; No Fiduciary Relationship.

The Depositor acknowledges and agrees that the responsibility to the Depositor of the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates will be acting in a fiduciary or advisory capacity, or will otherwise owe any fiduciary or advisory duty, to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the offering of the Registered Certificates and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank and the several Underwriters.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

 
By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra          
Name: Anthony Sfarra  
Title:President    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
By: /s/ Brigid M. Mattingly          
  Name: Brigid M. Mattingly
  Title: Executive Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WFCM 2016-C33-Underwriting Agreement

 
 

 

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
 
By: /s/ Matthew Orrino          
Name: Matthew Orrino  
Title: Director    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
 
By: /s/ Michael Boyd          
Name: Michael Boyd
  Title: Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
 
By: /s/ Matt Smith          
Name: Matt Smith
Title: Director
   
By: /s/ Andrew Mullin          
Name: Andrew Mullin
Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WFCM 2016-C33-Underwriting Agreement

 
 

 

 

NATIXIS SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC
 
By: /s/ Andrew B. Levine          
Name: Andrew B. Levine
Title: Managing Director
   
By: /s/ Delphine Clerjaud          
Name: Delphine Clerjaud
Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WFCM 2016-C33-Underwriting Agreement

 
 

SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016.

Certificates: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

Class Initial Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Academy Securities, Inc. Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Natixis Securities Americas LLC Initial Pass-Through Rate Purchase Price(1)
Class A-1 $   30,449,000 $   30,449,000 $0 $0 $0 1.7750% 99.9979%
Class A-2 $   84,502,000 $   84,502,000 $0 $0 $0 2.7850% 102.9962%
Class A-3 $ 150,000,000 $ 150,000,000 $0 $0 $0 3.1620% 100.9952%
Class A-4 $ 191,116,000 $ 191,116,000 $0 $0 $0 3.4260% 102.9935%
Class A-SB $   42,486,000 $   42,486,000 $0 $0 $0 3.1850% 102.9991%
Class A-S $   53,416,000 $   53,416,000 $0 $0 $0 3.7490% 102.9921%
Class X-A $ 551,969,000(2) $ 551,969,000(2) $0 $0 $0 1.9850% 12.0612%
Class X-B $   70,332,000(2) $   70,332,000(2) $0 $0 $0 0.9350% 6.3187%
Class B $   38,282,000 $   38,282,000 $0 $0 $0 4.5060% 102.9936%
Class C $   32,050,000 $   32,050,000 $0 $0 $0 3.8960% 86.5989%

 

(1)Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of the relevant class of Certificates to be purchased. There shall be added to the purchase price for each class of the Certificates accrued interest at the initial Pass-Through Rate therefor on the aggregate stated amount thereof to be purchased from March 1, 2016 to but not including the Closing Date.
(2)Notional amount.

Closing Date and Location: 10:00 a.m. on March 31, 2016 at the offices of special counsel to the Depositor in Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

 

EX-4.1 3 exh_4-1.htm POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2016

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

Execution Copy

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
as Depositor

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as General Master Servicer

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,
as General Special Servicer

 

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.,
as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Certificate Administrator

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee,

 

and

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

  

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of March 1, 2016

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-C33

 

 

 

 
 

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS    
       
      Page
       
  ARTICLE I    
       
  DEFINITIONS    
       
Section 1.01 Defined Terms   4
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations   114
       
  ARTICLE II    
       
  CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES    
       
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans   116
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee   122
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties   127
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests   142
Section 2.05 Creation of the Grantor Trust   142
       
  ARTICLE III    
       
  ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND    
       
Section 3.01 The Master Servicers to Act as Master Servicers; Special Servicers to Act as Special Servicers; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties   142
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments   151
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts   156
Section 3.04 The Collection Accounts, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account   161
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account   168
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Accounts and the REO Account   179
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage   181
Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements   186
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans   192

 

 

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Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files   196
Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation   197
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements   203
Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information   208
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account   220
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property   222
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties   224
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicers and Special Servicers   231
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents   234
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicers and Special Servicers; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report   243
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements   250
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account   253
Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicers and Special Servicers   254
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders and Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder   254
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements   258
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation   261
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor   263
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent   270
Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register   270
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans   271
Section 3.30 [RESERVED]   273
Section 3.31 [RESERVED]   273
Section 3.32 Litigation Control   273
Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator   276
       
  ARTICLE IV    
       
  DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS    
       
Section 4.01 Distributions   277
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney   287
Section 4.03 P&I Advances   293
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses   297
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts   298
Section 4.06 Grantor Trust Reporting   301
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool   302
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room   305

 

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  ARTICLE V    
       
  THE CERTIFICATES    
       
Section 5.01 The Certificates   306
Section 5.02 Form and Registration   307
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates   309
Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates   317
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners   317
Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices   317
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency   318
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator   319
Section 5.09 [RESERVED]   319
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures   319
       
  ARTICLE VI    
       
  THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICERS, THE SPECIAL SERVICERS, THE
OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER
   
       
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicers, Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer   321
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicers and the Asset Representations Reviewer   327
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicers or the Asset Representations Reviewer   327
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others   329
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicers and Special Servicers Not to Resign   334
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers   335
Section 6.07 The Master Servicers and the Special Servicers as Certificate Owner   335
Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder   335
       
  ARTICLE VII    
       
  SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS    
       
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicers and Special Servicers Termination   342
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor   350

 

 

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Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders   352
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events   352
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances   353
       
  ARTICLE VIII    
       
  CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR    
       
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   353
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   355
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans   357
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates   358
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator   358
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator   359
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator   360
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator   363
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator   363
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee   364
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians   365
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee   365
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicers and Special Servicers   366
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator   367
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act   368
       
  ARTICLE IX    
       
  TERMINATION    
       
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans   368
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements   372
       
  ARTICLE X    
       
  ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS    
       
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration   373
Section 10.02 Use of Agents   377
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicers and Special Servicers to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator   377
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators   377
       
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  ARTICLE XI    
       
  EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE    
       
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness   378
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors   379
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations   381
Section 11.04 Form 10-D Filings   382
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings   385
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification   388
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings   389
Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing   391
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements   392
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria   393
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report   395
Section 11.12 Indemnification   397
Section 11.13 Amendments   399
Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices   400
Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans   400
Section 11.16 [RESERVED]   405
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period   405
       
  ARTICLE XII    
       
  THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER    
       
Section 12.01 Asset Review   405
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability   411
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer   412
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer   413
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer   413
       
  ARTICLE XIII    
       
  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS    
       
Section 13.01 Amendment   416
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts   420
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders   421
Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial   422
Section 13.05 Notices   422
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions   429
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest   429
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   430

 

 

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Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings   430
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies   430
       
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EXHIBITS  
   
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Certificate (other than Class R and Class V Certificates)
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT A-3 Form of Class V Certificate
EXHIBIT A-4 [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT B Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT C Form of Investment Representation Letter
EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT E Form of Request for Release
EXHIBIT F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
EXHIBIT F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter regarding Class R Certificates and Class V Certificates
EXHIBIT G Form of Distribution Date Statement
EXHIBIT H Form of Omnibus Assignment
EXHIBIT I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
EXHIBIT P-1F Form of Notice of [Excluded Loan] [Excluded Controlling Class Holder] to Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
EXHIBIT P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
EXHIBIT P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification

 

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EXHIBIT Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
EXHIBIT R-1 Form of Power of Attorney – Master Servicers
EXHIBIT R-2 Form of Power of Attorney – Special Servicers
EXHIBIT S Initial Serviced Companion Noteholders
EXHIBIT T Form of Notice Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
EXHIBIT W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of [General] [NCB] Special Servicer
EXHIBIT X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
EXHIBIT Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
EXHIBIT Z-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT Z-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
EXHIBIT Z-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
EXHIBIT Z-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
EXHIBIT Z-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT AA Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
EXHIBIT BB Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
EXHIBIT CC Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
EXHIBIT DD Form 8-K Disclosure Information
EXHIBIT EE Additional Disclosure Notification
EXHIBIT FF Initial Sub-Servicers
EXHIBIT GG Servicing Function Participants
EXHIBIT HH Form of Annual Compliance Statement
EXHIBIT II Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
EXHIBIT JJ CREFC® Payment Information
EXHIBIT KK Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness Notification
EXHIBIT LL Form of Intercreditor Agreement and Subordination Agreement for NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans
EXHIBIT MM Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
EXHIBIT NN Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
EXHIBIT OO Form of Asset Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT PP Form of Asset Review Report Summary
EXHIBIT QQ Asset Review Procedures
EXHIBIT RR Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room
EXHIBIT SS Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
   
SCHEDULES  
   
SCHEDULE 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
SCHEDULE 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

 

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SCHEDULE 3 Mortgage Loans With “Performance”, “Earn-Out” or “Holdback” Escrows or Reserves exceeding 10% of the Initial Principal Balance

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of March 1, 2016, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

The Depositor intends to sell commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes (each, a “Class”), which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust to be created hereunder, the primary assets of which will be a pool of commercial mortgage loans. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause an election to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust (exclusive of the Excess Interest and the proceeds thereof in the Excess Interest Distribution Account) for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC”, and each a “Trust REMIC” as described herein).

 

In addition, the parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Class V Specific Grantor Trust Assets shall be treated as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code for federal income tax purposes (the “Grantor Trust”). Solely for tax purposes, the Class V Certificates shall represent undivided beneficial interests in the Grantor Trust. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall take all actions expressly required hereunder to ensure that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Grantor Trust maintains its status as a grantor trust under federal income tax law and not be treated as part of either Trust REMIC.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Excess Interest) and will issue the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LASB, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF and Class LG Uncertificated Interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”), which will evidence the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Lower-Tier REMIC will also issue the uncertificated Class LR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

 
 

 

The following table sets forth the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and per annum rates of interest for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest:

 

Class Designation    

Interest Rate

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA1   (1)  $30,449,000 
Class LA2   (1)  $84,502,000 
Class LA3   (1)  $150,000,000 
Class LA4   (1)  $191,116,000 
Class LASB   (1)  $42,486,000 
Class LAS   (1)  $53,416,000 
Class LB   (1)  $38,282,000 
Class LC   (1)  $32,050,000 
Class LD   (1)  $35,611,000 
Class LE   (1)  $16,915,000 
Class LF   (1)  $7,122,000 
Class LG   (1)  $30,270,087 
Class LR   None(2)   None        

 

 

(1)The interest rate for each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests on any Distribution Date will be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(2)The Class LR Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount will be deemed distributed to the Class LR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates, each of which is a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Upper-Tier REMIC also will issue the uncertificated Class UR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

THE GRANTOR TRUST

 

The Class V Certificates shall represent undivided beneficial interests in the Grantor Trust consisting of the Class V Specific Grantor Trust Assets as described herein. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall not take any actions that would cause the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Grantor Trust (i) to fail to maintain its status as a “grantor trust” under federal income tax law or (ii) to be treated as part of any Trust REMIC.

 

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THE CERTIFICATES

 

The following table (and related paragraphs) sets forth the designation, the pass-through rate (the “Pass-Through Rate”) and the aggregate initial principal amount (the “Original Certificate Balance”) or Notional Amount (the “Original Notional Amount”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates:

 

        Original
        Certificate
    Initial Pass-   Balance or
Class of Certificates   Through Rate   Notional Amount
Class A-1 Certificates   1.775%   $30,449,000
Class A-2 Certificates   2.785%   $84,502,000
Class A-3 Certificates   3.162%   $150,000,000
Class A-4 Certificates   3.426%   $191,116,000
Class A-SB Certificates   3.185%   $42,486,000
Class X-A Certificates   1.98578%(1)   $551,969,000(2)
Class X-B Certificates   0.93551%(1)   $70,332,000(2)
Class X-E Certificates   2.19053%(1)   $16,915,000(2)
Class X-F Certificates   2.19053%(1)   $7,122,000(2)
Class X-G Certificates   2.19053%(1)   $30,270,087(2)
Class A-S Certificates   3.749%   $53,416,000
Class B Certificates   4.506%   $38,282,000
Class C Certificates   3.896%   $32,050,000
Class D Certificates   3.123%   $35,611,000
Class X-D Certificates   2.04053%(1)   $35,611,0002)
Class E Certificates   2.973%   $16,915,000
Class F Certificates   2.973%   $7,122,000
Class G Certificates   2.973%   $30,270,087
Class R Certificates   None(3)   N/A
Class V Certificates   None(3)   N/A

 

 

(1)The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F and Class X-G Certificates will be calculated in accordance with the definition of “Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”, “Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”, “Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”, “Class X-E Pass-Through Rate”, “Class X-F Pass-Through Rate” and “Class X-G Pass-Through Rate”, respectively.

 

(2)None of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F and Class X-G Certificates will have a Certificate Balance; rather, such Classes will accrue interest as provided herein on the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount, the Class X-D Notional Amount, the Class X-E Notional Amount, the Class X-F Notional Amount or the Class X-G Notional Amount, as applicable.

 

(3)Neither the Class R nor the Class V Certificates will have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each Class of Regular Certificates will be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $712,219,087.

 

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The Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans, the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans, the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans and any AB Subordinate Companion Loan (each a “Companion Loan” and collectively, the “Companion Loans”) are not part of the Trust Fund, but are each secured by the applicable Mortgage that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. As and to the extent provided herein, any Companion Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund, and (except to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

 

The Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan consists of the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan and the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans. The Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan and the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans are pari passu with each other. The Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan is part of the Trust Fund. The Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund. The Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan and the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan consists of the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan, the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans. The 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan and the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans are pari passu with each other, and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans are generally subordinate to the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan and the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans. The 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan is part of the Trust Fund. The 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund. The 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan, the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans will be serviced and administered in accordance with the LBTY 2016-225L Trust and Servicing Agreement and the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement.

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01          Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, including in the Preliminary Statement, the following capitalized terms, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article.

 

10-K Filing Deadline”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

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15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet website, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction.

 

225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, by and between the holders of each of the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans, the holders of each of the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans and the holder of the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan”: With respect to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, the Mortgage Loan that is included in the Trust (identified as Mortgage Loan No. 3 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), which is designated as promissory note A-1F, and is pari passu in right of payment with the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and senior in right of payment to the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans to the extent set forth in the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement.

 

225 Liberty Street Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property that secures the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan.

 

225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans”: With respect to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, the Companion Loans evidenced by the related promissory notes designated as promissory notes A-1A, A-1B, A-1C, A-1D and A-1E and made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the 225 Liberty Street Mortgaged Property, which are not included in the Trust and which are generally pari passu in right of payment to the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement.

 

225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans”: With respect to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, the Companion Loans evidenced by the related promissory notes designated as promissory notes A-2A, A-2B and A-2C and made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the 225 Liberty Street Mortgaged Property, which are not included in the Trust and which are generally subordinate in right of payment to the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan and the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement.

 

225 Liberty Street Whole Loan”: The 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan, together with the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans, each of which is secured by the same Mortgage on the 225 Liberty Street Mortgaged Property. References herein to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage

 

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Loan, the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans.

 

30/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans indicated as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the period during which (a)(i) the initial principal balance of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan minus (ii) the sum of (x) any payments of principal allocated to, and received on, such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts for the related AB Whole Loan that are allocated to such AB Subordinate Companion Loan and (z) any losses realized with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or AB Whole Loan that are allocated to such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of the (i) initial principal balance of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan less (ii) any payments of principal allocated to, and received by, the holders of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan. With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the period during which the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan is the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Intercreditor Agreement under this Agreement.

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Mortgage Loan under this Agreement.

 

AB Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property which secures the related AB Whole Loan.

 

AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the related companion loan evidenced by the related promissory note made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the related AB Mortgaged Property, which is not included in the Trust and which is subordinate in right of payment to the related AB Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Subordinate Companion Loan under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Whole Loan under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Directing Lender” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder under this Agreement.

 

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Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action, provided that the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard and (unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing (or other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (and after a Control Termination Event has occurred, but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event (or other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 6.08 hereof)) (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, and prior to any related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement), that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder prior to any AB Control Appraisal Period to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement) will not have more than thirty (30) days to respond to the Special Servicer’s request for such consent or consultation; provided, further, that upon the Special Servicer’s determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Special Servicer to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or any applicable AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, the Special Servicer is not required to do so. The applicable Master Servicer (at its own expense) and the applicable Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust Fund) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described above.

 

Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Actual/360 Basis”: Interest accrual on the basis of the actual number of days in a month assuming a 360-day year.

 

Actual/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans, to the extent indicated as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Additional Debt”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any debt owed by the related Mortgagor to a party other than the lender under such Mortgage Loan that is secured by the related Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, as increased or decreased from time to time pursuant to the terms of the related subordinate or pari passu loan documents (including any Intercreditor Agreement or subordination agreement).

 

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Additional Disclosure Notification”: The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached hereto as Exhibit EE.

 

Additional Exclusions”: Exclusions in addition to those customarily found in the insurance policies for mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties on or prior to September 11, 2001.

 

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.04(a).

 

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer or any Mortgage Loan Seller that services any of the Mortgage Loans and each Person who is not an Affiliate of any Master Servicer, other than the Special Servicers, who services 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination pursuant to Article XI.

 

Administrative Cost Rate”: As of any date of determination and with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (which fee rate accounts for the Trustee Fee), the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Advance”: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance.

 

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 10.01(f).

 

Affected Party”: As defined in Section 7.01(b).

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

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” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such 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.

 

Affirmative Asset Review Vote”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Revised Rate, the date upon which such Mortgage Loan commences accruing interest at such Revised Rate.

 

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Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

Applicable State and Local Tax Law”: For purposes hereof, the Applicable State and Local Tax Law shall be (a) the tax laws of the State of New York; and (b) such other state or local tax laws whose applicability shall have been brought to the attention of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to it, or (ii) written notice from the appropriate taxing authority as to the applicability of such state or local tax laws.

 

Appraisal”: An appraisal prepared by an appraiser who is licensed or certified to prepare appraisals in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located and which satisfies the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines jointly issued by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) relating to real estate appraisals and evaluations used to support real estate-related financial transactions, as amended from time to time. Any Appraisal ordered by the applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer shall be performed by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser.

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the applicable Special Servicer (prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded Loan) in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder, and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (only with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded Loan) and the Operating Advisor and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor), as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the applicable Special Servicer receives an Appraisal or conducts a valuation described below, equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of the applicable Serviced Whole Loan over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the applicable Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the applicable Special Servicer (or at the applicable Special Servicer’s election, by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by such Special Servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the applicable Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisal and any other information it deems relevant; provided that, in the case of an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, such Appraised Value shall be determined (i) except as provided in clause (iii) below, in the case of each Mortgaged Property other than the Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as “Ansley South

 

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Cooperative, Inc.”, assuming such Mortgaged Property is operated as a residential cooperative with such value, in general, to equal the sum of (x) the gross sellout value of all cooperative units in such Mortgage Loan (applying a discount for units that are subject to existing rent regulated or rent controlled rental tenants as and if deemed appropriate by the appraiser), based in part on various comparable sales of cooperative apartment units in the market, plus (y) the amount of the underlying debt encumbering such residential cooperative property, (ii) in the case of the Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as “Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.”, assuming such Mortgaged Property is operated as a multifamily rental property and (iii) if the applicable Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that there is no reasonable expectation that the related Mortgaged Property will be operated as a residential cooperative following any work-out or liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan, assuming such Mortgaged Property is operated as a multifamily rental property and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any AB Whole Loan, any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the applicable Special Servicer’s obligation to order and obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the applicable Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days (in the case of clause (i)) or ninety (90) days or one hundred twenty (120) days, as applicable (in case of clause (vi)) after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such appraisal or valuation referred to above is received by the applicable Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Within sixty (60) days after the Appraisal Reduction Event, the applicable Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the applicable Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in

 

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clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the applicable Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the ninety (90) day period or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the applicable Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal prior to the conclusion of such sixty (60), ninety (90), or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, and in each case, the related Appraisal shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the applicable Special Servicer to the applicable Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (but only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the applicable Master Servicer shall provide the applicable Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. No Master Servicer will calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a) hereof, the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with clause (b)(i)(A)(1) or clause (b)(i)(A)(2) of the first paragraph of this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate Appraisal Reduction Amount related to a Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property will be reduced to zero as of the date on which Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust or as otherwise set forth in Section 4.05(d).

 

Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and Serviced Whole Loan, the earliest of (i) one hundred twenty (120) days after an uncured delinquency (without regard to the application of any Grace Period), other than any uncured delinquency in respect of a Balloon Payment, occurs in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, (ii) the date on which a reduction in the amount of Periodic Payments on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or a change in any other material economic term of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (other than an extension of the Maturity Date), becomes effective as a result of a modification of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, by the applicable Special Servicer, (iii) thirty (30) days after the date on which a receiver has been appointed for the Mortgaged Property, (iv) thirty (30) days after the date on which a Mortgagor or the tenant at a single tenant property declares bankruptcy (and the bankruptcy petition is not otherwise dismissed within such time), (v) sixty (60) days after the date on which an involuntary petition of bankruptcy is filed with respect to a Mortgagor if not dismissed within such time, (vi) ninety (90) days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of a Balloon Payment with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, except where a refinancing is anticipated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, in which case one hundred twenty (120) days after such uncured delinquency, and (vii) immediately after such

 

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Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, becomes an REO Loan; provided that the thirty (30) day period referenced in clauses (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that an Appraisal Reduction Event shall not occur at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero. The applicable Special Servicer shall notify the applicable Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, and the Operating Advisor, or the applicable Master Servicer shall notify the applicable Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05 hereof.

 

Appraisal Review Period”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(ii).

 

Appraised-Out Class”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(i).

 

Appraised Value”: (i) With respect to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property and a Mortgaged Property securing an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan), the appraised value thereof as determined by the most recent Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan, or AB Whole Loan, as applicable, (ii) with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, the appraised value thereof based upon the most recent Appraisal obtained or conducted, as appropriate, pursuant to this Agreement and determined as if such property were operated as a residential cooperative (such “Appraised Value” generally equals the sum of (x) the gross sellout value of all cooperative units in such residential cooperative property (applying a discount for units that are subject to existing rent-regulated or rent-controlled rental tenants as and if deemed appropriate by the appraiser), based in part on various comparable sales of cooperative apartment units in the market, plus (y) the amount of the underlying debt encumbering such residential cooperative property) and (iii) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property, the appraised value allocable thereto, as determined pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Arbitration Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

Arbitration Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

ARD Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having an Anticipated Repayment Date and Revised Rate.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

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Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 12.05(a).

 

Asset Review”: A review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with certain representations and warranties of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, in accordance with the Asset Review Standard and the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ hereto.

 

Asset Review Notice”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Review Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review as described in Section 12.01(a), the Certificateholders evidencing at least 5% of the aggregate Voting Rights represented by all of the Certificates.

 

Asset Review Report”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a report setting forth the findings and conclusions of an Asset Review substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit OO.

 

Asset Review Report Summary”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a summary report setting forth the conclusions of an Asset Review Report substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit PP.

 

Asset Review Standard”: The performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties under this Agreement in good faith subject to the express terms of this Agreement. All determinations or assumptions made by the Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with an Asset Review shall be made in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith discretion and judgment based on the facts and circumstances known to it at the time of such determination or assumption.

 

Asset Review Trigger”: Any time when either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans or (2) at least fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

Asset Review Vote Election”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Assignment” and “Assignments”: Each as defined in Section 2.01(c).

 

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar instrument executed by the Mortgagor, assigning to the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation, leasing or disposition of all or a portion of such Mortgaged Property, in the form

 

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which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, as amended, modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

 

Assignment of Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, an assignment of Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgages encumbering Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law and acceptable for recording.

 

Assumed Scheduled Payment”: For any Collection Period and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment or any REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining or making P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan), an amount equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of the Periodic Payment that would have been due on such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan on the related Due Date based on the constant payment required by the related Mortgage Note or the original amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan (as calculated with interest at the related Mortgage Rate), if applicable, assuming such Balloon Payment has not become due, after giving effect to any reduction in the principal balance thereof occurring in connection with a modification of such Mortgage Loan in connection with a default or bankruptcy (or similar proceeding), and (b) interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan) at the applicable Mortgage Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate and the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, if applicable).

 

Authenticating Agent”: The Certificate Administrator or any agent of the Certificate Administrator appointed to act as Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 5.02(a).

 

Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (without duplication):

 

(a)          the aggregate amount of all cash received on the Mortgage Loans (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, only to the extent received by the Trust pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA and/or the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) (including the portion of Loss of Value Payments deposited into the Collection Accounts pursuant to Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement) and any REO Property (including Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be deposited by the Master Servicers pursuant to Section 3.17(a)) on deposit in the Collection Accounts (in each case, exclusive of any amount on deposit in or credited to any portion of the Collection Accounts that is held for the benefit of the Companion Holders) as of the close of business on the related P&I Advance Date, exclusive of (without duplication):

 

(i)          all Periodic Payments paid by the Mortgagors of a Mortgage Loan that are due on a Due Date following the end of the related Collection Period, excluding interest relating to payments prior to, but due after, the Cut-off Date;

 

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(ii)         all unscheduled Principal Prepayments (together with any related payments of interest allocable to the period following the related Due Date for the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries, in each case, received subsequent to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments for each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, subsequent to the related Due Date) allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iii)        (A) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Collection Accounts pursuant to clauses (ii) through (xviii), inclusive, and (xxi) of Section 3.05(a); (B) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii), inclusive, of Section 3.05(b); and (C) any Net Investment Earnings contained therein;

 

(iv)        with respect to the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date relating to each Interest Accrual Period occurring in (1) each February or (2) any January in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), an amount equal to one (1) day of interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs at the related Mortgage Rate to the extent such amounts are Withheld Amounts;

 

(v)         all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans (which is separately distributed to the Class V Certificates);

 

(vi)        all Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(vii)       all amounts deposited in the Collection Accounts in error; and

 

(viii)      any Penalty Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(b)          if and to the extent not already included in clause (a) hereof, the aggregate amount transferred from the REO Accounts allocable to the Mortgage Loans to the Collection Accounts for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(c)          the aggregate amount of any Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicers in respect of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date and P&I Advances made by the Master Servicers or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator Fee, Operating Advisor Fee, Asset Representations Reviewer Fee, CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee and Trustee Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05; and

 

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(d)          with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Withheld Amounts remitted to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.21(b).

 

Notwithstanding the investment of funds held in the Collection Accounts pursuant to Section 3.06, for purposes of calculating the Available Funds, the amounts so invested shall be deemed to remain on deposit in such accounts.

 

Balloon Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that by its original terms or by virtue of any modification entered into as of the Closing Date provides for an amortization schedule for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan extending beyond its Maturity Date.

 

Balloon Payment”: With respect to any Balloon Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, the Periodic Payment payable on the Maturity Date of such Balloon Mortgage Loan.

 

Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time (Title 11 of the United States Code).

 

Base Interest Fraction”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

Book-Entry Certificate”: Any Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.

 

Borrower Party”: A borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, the holder of a mezzanine loan that has accelerated the related mezzanine loan (unless (i) acceleration was automatic under such mezzanine loan, (ii) the event directly giving rise to the automatic acceleration under such mezzanine loan was not initiated by such mezzanine lender or an Affiliate of such mezzanine lender, and (iii) such mezzanine lender is stayed from exercising and has not commenced the exercise of remedies associated with foreclosure of the equity collateral under such mezzanine loan) or commenced foreclosure or enforcement proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure the related mezzanine loan, or any Borrower Party Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, a person shall not be considered an agent, principal, partner, member, joint venturer, limited partner, employee, representative, director, trustee, advisor or investor in or of a borrower solely by reason of such person holding one or more cooperative unit loans that are secured by direct equity interests in the related borrower or owning one or more residential cooperative units comprising the related Mortgaged Property as a result of any foreclosure, transfer in lieu of foreclosure or other exercise of remedies with respect to any such unit loan(s).

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or a mezzanine lender that has accelerated the related mezzanine loan (unless (i) acceleration was automatic under such mezzanine loan, (ii) the event directly giving rise to the automatic acceleration under such mezzanine loan was not initiated by such mezzanine lender or an Affiliate of such mezzanine lender, and (iii) such mezzanine lender is stayed from exercising and has not commenced the exercise of remedies associated with

 

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foreclosure of the equity collateral under such mezzanine loan) or commenced foreclosure or enforcement proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure the related mezzanine loan, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or mezzanine lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or mezzanine lender, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such 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.

 

Borrower-Related Party”: As defined in Section 3.32(a).

 

Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in Section 4(b) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in North Carolina, New York, California, or the city and state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or the principal place of business or principal commercial mortgage loan servicing office of either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer is located, or the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed thereto pursuant to Section 5.08 or any successor certificate administrator appointed hereunder. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall perform the certificate administrator role through its Corporate Trust Services division.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee, and the Certificate Administrator shall pay the Trustee Fee to the Trustee.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: The Certificate Administrator Fee shall be equal to the product of the rate equal to 0.0085% per annum and the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion

 

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Loan) as of the preceding Distribution Date. The Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The Certificate Administrator’s Internet website, which shall initially be located at “www.ctslink.com”.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Certificate Balance of such Class as specified in the Preliminary Statement hereto and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)).

 

Certificate Factor”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class R and Class V Certificates), as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to at least eight (8) places, the numerator of which is the then related Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, and the denominator of which is the related Original Certificate Balance.

 

Certificate Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.03(a).

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, a Mortgagor, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Controlling Class Certificates owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that any Controlling Class Certificates owned by the General Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to the General Special Servicer or such Affiliate solely with respect to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan), and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval, waiver or take any such action has been obtained; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply in the case of either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate of any of such Persons unless such consent, approval or waiver sought from such party would in any way

 

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increase its compensation or limit its obligations in the named capacities hereunder or waive a Servicer Termination Event or trigger an Asset Review (with respect to an Asset Review and any Mortgage Loan Seller, solely with respect any related Mortgage Loan subject to the Asset Review); provided, further, that so long as there is no Servicer Termination Event with respect to a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as applicable, such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer or any such Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to exercise such Voting Rights with respect to any issue which could reasonably be believed to adversely affect such party’s compensation or increase its obligations or liabilities hereunder; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of either Special Servicer’s, either Master Servicer’s or any Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights, if any, or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class or (ii) any Affiliate of the Depositor, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: The Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Realized Losses and, other than with respect to the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis.

 

Certificateholder Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(i).

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

Class”: With respect to any Certificates or the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical (and, if applicable, numerical) Class designation and each designated Lower-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A Certificate”: Any Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificate.

 

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Class A-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.775%.

 

Class A-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.785%.

 

Class A-3 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-3” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.162%.

 

Class A-4 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.426%.

 

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.749%.

 

Class A-SB Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-SB” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.185%.

 

Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the planned principal amount for such Distribution Date specified in Schedule 2 hereto relating to the Class A-SB Certificates.

 

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Class B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.506 % and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class C” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.896%.

 

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.123%.

 

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class E” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.973%.

 

Class F Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class F” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.973%.

 

Class G Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class G” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class G Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.973%.

 

Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LAS Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LASB Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LC Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LD Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LE Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LF Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original

 

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Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LG Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class R” on the face thereof in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing the sole class of “residual interests” in each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class UR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class V Certificate”: Each of the Certificates executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 and designated as a Class V Certificate, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the Class V Specific Grantor Trust Assets.

 

Class V Specific Grantor Trust Assets”: The portion of the Trust Fund consisting of any Excess Interest, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the proceeds thereof.

 

Class X Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F and Class X-G Certificates, as the context may require.

 

Class X-A Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-A” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates.

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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Class X-B Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class B and Class C Certificates.

 

Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-B Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates of the Class B and Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective aggregate Certificate Balances immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-B Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-D Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates.

 

Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-D Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the Class D Certificates. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-D Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-E Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-E” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-E Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates.

 

Class X-E Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-E Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the Class E Certificates. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-E Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-F Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-F” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-F Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates.

 

Class X-F Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-F Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the

 

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Class F Certificates. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-F Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-G Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-G” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-G Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates.

 

Class X-G Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-G Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the Class G Certificates. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-G Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be DTC.

 

Clearstream”: Clearstream Banking, société anonyme or any successor thereto.

 

Closing Date”: March 31, 2016.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and applicable final or temporary regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued pursuant thereto.

 

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by each Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which, with respect to the General Master Servicer, shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Collection Account” and, with respect to the NCB Master Servicer, shall be entitled “National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Collection Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the applicable Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the related Companion Holder, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loan and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

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Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan occurring in the month preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs or the date that would have been the Due Date if such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan had a Due Date in such preceding month and ending on and including the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan occurring in the month in which that Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the last day of a Collection Period is not a Business Day, any Periodic Payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan relating to such Collection Period on the Business Day immediately following such day shall be deemed to have been received during such Collection Period and not during any other Collection Period.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Companion Holders, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Companion Holders of the Companion Loans, relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Companion Holders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the General Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

Companion Holders”: Each of the holders of record of any Companion Loan.

 

Companion Loan(s)”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency”: Any NRSRO rating any class of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Paying Agent”: With respect to the Serviced Companion Loans, if any, the General Master Servicer in its role as Companion Paying Agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.27.

 

Compensating Interest Payments”: With respect to each Master Servicer, an aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) for which such Master Servicer is acting as Master Servicer and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans (in each case other than any Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the applicable Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of such Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such

 

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Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which such Master Servicer is acting as Master Servicer for which Servicing Fees are being paid to such Master Servicer for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00250% per annum, (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by such Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) for which such Master Servicer is acting as Master Servicer subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on voluntary principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to such Master Servicer for such Collection Period received by such Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) for which such Master Servicer is acting as Master Servicer or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of either Master Servicer’s allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the applicable Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y) at the request or with the consent of the applicable Special Servicer or, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Excluded Loans, the Directing Certificateholder or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, such Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments. No Master Servicer will be required to make any Compensating Interest Payment as a result of any prepayments on Mortgage Loans for which it does not act as Master Servicer.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Compensating Interest Payments attributable to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal balances.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) a Holder of the Class F Certificates is the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that no Consultation Termination Event resulting solely from the operation of clause (ii) shall be deemed to have existed or be in continuance with respect to a successor Holder of Class F Certificates that has not irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the

 

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rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided, however, that a Consultation Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers”: The “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers” as published by the U.S. Department of Labor.

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class F and Class G Certificates.

 

Control Termination Event”: The occurrence of (i) the Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a) hereof) being reduced to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of such Class or (ii) a Holder of the Class F Certificates becoming the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l), provided, however, that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Controlling Class”: As of any date of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then outstanding that has an aggregate Certificate Balance as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a), at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class; provided, however, that if at any time the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the Controlling Class shall be the most subordinate class among the Control Eligible Certificates that has a Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to any Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class G Certificates.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholders”: Each Holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar, from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. The Depositor, the Trustee, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may from time to time request (the cost of which being an expense of the Trust) that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide such list without charge to such Depositor, Trustee, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, Master Servicers, the Special Servicers and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on any such list so provided.

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this

 

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Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at Wells Fargo Center, Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113; (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33; and (iii) for all other purposes, to the Certificate Administrator at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), WFCM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-C33, telecopy number (410) 715-2380.

 

Corrected Loan”: Any Specially Serviced Loan that has become current and remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, whether by a consensual modification or in connection with a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Mortgagor), and (provided that no other Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such preceding three (3) months, no additional default is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Special Servicer and no other event or circumstance exists that causes such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, to otherwise constitute a Specially Serviced Loan) the servicing of which the applicable Special Servicer has returned to the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.19(a).

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Bond Level File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Collateral Summary File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: The monthly report in “Comparative Financial Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: The monthly report in the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Financial File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: The monthly report in the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) and for any Distribution Date, the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period; provided that 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 Mortgage Loan or REO Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall be deemed payable by the Master Servicers from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, a rate equal to 0.0005% per annum.

 

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CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing Date, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package contains seven electronic files ((1) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (2) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (3) CREFC® Property File, (4) CREFC® Bond Level File, (5) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (6) CREFC® Financial File and (7) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File) and nine surveillance reports ((1) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (2) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (3) CREFC® REO Status Report, (4) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (5) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (6) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (7) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (8) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report and (9) with respect to Mortgage Loans that have a Companion Loan, as applicable, the CREFC® Total Loan Report). In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report. In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the following nine templates: (1) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (2) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (3) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (4) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (5) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (6) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (7) CREFC® Loan Modification Report, (8) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report and (9) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report. The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall be substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable forms of the “CREFC® IRP” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information or reports as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage backed securities transactions generally. For the purposes of the production of the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer of any such report that is required to state information for any period prior to the Cut-off Date, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely (without independent verification), absent manifest error, on information provided to it by the Mortgage Loan Sellers or by the related Mortgagor or (x) in the case of such a report produced by either Master Servicer, by the applicable Special Servicer (if other than such Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by either Special Servicer, by the applicable Master Servicer (if other than such Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

CREFC® License Agreement”: The License Agreement, in the form set forth on the website of CREFC® on the Closing Date, relating to the use of the CREFC® trademarks and trade names.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report”: The monthly report in the “CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation

 

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of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Setup File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: The worksheet in the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: The report in the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Property File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Property File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such

   

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other 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 securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: The monthly report in the “REO Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: A monthly report, as of each Determination Date, including and identifying each Non-Specially Serviced Loan satisfying the “CREFC® Portfolio Review Guidelines” approved from time to time by the CREFC® in the “CREFC® Servicer Watch List” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form (including other portfolio review guidelines) for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”: A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicers.

 

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC® Website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

Cross-Over Date”: The Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates have all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates.

 

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Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: With respect to (i) any mortgage loan that consists of more than one commercial mortgage loan, the underlying group of loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other and (ii) any two or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other, such cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted mortgage loans. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Mortgage Loan Group under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Underlying Loan under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the debt service coverage ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution shall not be less than the least of (a) 0.10x below the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus, (b) the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) for the four preceding calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or replacement and (c) 1.25x, (ii) the loan-to-value ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the General Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be greater than the greatest of (a) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the entire Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus plus 10%, (b) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) at the time of repurchase or substitution, and (c) 75%, (iii) the related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall have furnished the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall have consented to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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Cure/Contest Period”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(vii).

 

Custodial Exception Report”: As defined in Section 2.02(b).

 

Custodian”: A Person who is at any time appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.11 as a document custodian for the Mortgage Files, which Person shall not be the Depositor, any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers or an Affiliate of any of them. The Certificate Administrator shall be the initial Custodian. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as Custodian hereunder through its Document Custody division.

 

Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in March 2016, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date in April 2016, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in March 2016.

 

Cut-off Date Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received.

 

DBRS”: DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither DBRS nor any successor remains in existence, “DBRS” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicers and specific ratings of DBRS herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and any Collection Period, all interest accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such Collection Period provided for in the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a result of a default (exclusive of late payment charges) that is in excess of interest at the related Mortgage Rate accrued on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan outstanding from time to time.

 

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any; provided that in respect of a Balloon Payment, such period will be 120 days if the related Mortgagor has provided the applicable Special Servicer with a written and fully executed commitment for refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan from an acceptable lender reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such Special Servicer; and, in either case, such delinquency is to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the applicable Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

 

Defeasance Accounts”: As defined in Section 3.18(j).

 

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Defect”: As defined in Section 2.02(f).

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article XI of this Agreement that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Deficient Valuation”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, a valuation by a court of competent jurisdiction of the related Mortgaged Property in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially, the Class R Certificates, Class V Certificates and any Certificate issued pursuant to Sections 5.02(c) and (d) shall be Definitive Certificates.

 

Delinquent Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period.

 

Denomination”: With respect to any Certificate or any beneficial interest in a Certificate the amount (i) (a) set forth on the face thereof, (b) set forth on a schedule attached thereto or (c) in the case of any beneficial interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, the interest of the related Certificate Owner in the applicable Class of Certificates as reflected on the books and records of the Depository or related Depository Participant, as applicable, (ii) expressed in terms of initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, and (iii) in an authorized denomination, as set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

Depositor”: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

Depository”: DTC, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the UCC of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

Depository Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

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Designated Site”: The website to which Diligence Files are uploaded as designated by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day, commencing in April 2016.

 

Diligence File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, collectively the following documents in electronic format:

 

(a)          A copy of each of the following documents:

 

(i)          the Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to the order of the Trustee or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)         the Mortgage, together with a copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iii)        any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iv)        all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(v)         the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued on the date of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(vi)        any UCC financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

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(vii)       any Intercreditor Agreement relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor, including any intercreditor agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(viii)      any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(ix)         any ground lease, related ground lessor estoppel, indemnity or guaranty relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(x)          other than with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any property management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xi)         any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xii)        any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiii)       any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xiv)       all related environmental reports; and

 

(xv)        all related environmental insurance policies;

 

(b)          a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports;

 

(c)          other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property) or an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, copies of a rent roll;

 

(d)          for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(e)          a copy of all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(f)          a copy of all Mortgagor’s certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies (to the extent not previously included as part of this definition), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

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(g)          a copy of the appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(h)          for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease;

 

(i)           a copy of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s asset summary;

 

(j)           a copy of all surveys for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(k)          a copy of all zoning reports;

 

(l)           a copy of financial statements of the related Mortgagor;

 

(m)         a copy of operating statements for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(n)          a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)          a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)          a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)          a copy of any origination settlement statement;

 

(r)           a copy of the Insurance Summary Report;

 

(s)           a copy of the organizational documents of the related Mortgagor and any guarantor;

 

(t)           a copy of all escrow statements related to the escrow account balances as of the Mortgage Loan origination date;

 

(u)          a copy of all related environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(v)          a copy of any closure letter (environmental); and

 

(w)          a copy of any environmental remediation agreement for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

in each case, to the extent that the related originator received such documents or information in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. In the event any of the items identified above were not included in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than documents that would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan of that structure or type), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. No information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or

 

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privileged or internal communications shall constitute part of the Diligence File. It is generally not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of Diligence File, and the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents or information as part of the Diligence File that such Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified.

 

Directing Certificateholder”: The initial Directing Certificateholder shall be Rialto CMBS IX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Thereafter, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar) from time to time; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), in the event that no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no Directing Certificateholder. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. In the event the Controlling Class Certificateholder has elected to irrevocably waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, there will be no Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder until such time as a Controlling Class Certificateholder is reinstated pursuant to Section 3.23(l) hereof and a new Directing Certificateholder is appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged 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 Trust or on behalf of a Companion Holder or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO

 

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Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the applicable 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).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the applicable Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, and the performance by the applicable Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the applicable Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 3.13(e).

 

Discount Rate”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

Dispute Resolution Consultation”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person”: With respect to the Class R Certificates, any Non-U.S. Tax Person or its agent other than (a) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds the Class R Certificates in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Registrar with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (b) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R Certificates to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R Certificates will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Any of (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of

 

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the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an “electing large partnership,” as defined in Section 775 of the Code and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Accounts”: Collectively, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and in each case any subaccount thereof), all of which may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account.

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in April 2016. The initial Distribution Date shall be April 15, 2016.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.02(a).

 

Do Not Hire List”: The list, as may be updated at any time, provided by the Depositor to the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, which lists certain parties identified by the Depositor as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with their respective obligations under Article XI of this Agreement or as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with any similar Regulation AB reporting requirements under any other securitization transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, no parties appear on the Do Not Hire List.

 

DTC”: The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation.

 

Due Date”: With respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, on or prior to its Maturity Date, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment thereon is scheduled to be first due, (ii) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, after the Maturity Date therefor, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due, and (iii) any REO Loan, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due.

 

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

EDGAR-Compatible Format”: Any format compatible with EDGAR, including HTML, Word or clean, searchable PDFs.

 

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Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days, (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (C) the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations of which have a short-term rating of not less than “R-1(middle)” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) and “A” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F2” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and “R-1 (middle)” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); (iii) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(ii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer; (iv) any other account or accounts not listed in clauses (i)(ii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer; (v) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-

 

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term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b); or (vi) in the case of Servicing Accounts or reserve accounts with respect to NCB Mortgage Loans with respect to amounts posted with the lender for Escrow Payments, repairs, replacements, capital improvements and/or environmental testing and remediation with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, for ongoing or threatened litigation or for any unit maintenance or rent receivables or negative carry, any account maintained with NCB (provided that, if such account is not otherwise an Eligible Account, NCB has a combined capital and surplus of at least $40,000,000). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

 

Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer”: An institution that (a) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and Morningstar has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with such special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (b) can and will make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(d), (c) is not (and is not affiliated with) a Sponsor, a Mortgage Loan Seller, an originator, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates, (d) has not performed (and is not affiliated with any party hired to perform) any due diligence, loan underwriting, brokerage, borrower advisory or similar services with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan prior to the Closing Date for or on behalf of any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Underwriter, any party to this Agreement or the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates, or have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any of them in connection with any such services, and (e) does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Asset Representations Reviewer (or as Operating Advisor, if applicable).

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An institution (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the special servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c) of this Agreement; (c) that is not (and is not affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Certificateholder, or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by any Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become a special servicer under this Agreement; and (e) that (i) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (ii) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets.

 

Enforcing Party”: The person obligated to or that elects pursuant to Section 2.03 to enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request.

 

Enforcing Servicer”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(i) of this Agreement.

 

Environmental Assessment”: An “environmental site assessment” as such term is defined in, and meeting the criteria of, the American Society of Testing Materials Standard Section E 1527-00, or any successor thereto.

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any agreement between the Mortgagor (or a guarantor thereof) and the originator of such Mortgage Loan relating to the Mortgagor’s obligation to remediate or monitor or indemnify for any environmental problems relating to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class R or Class V Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-22 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class X-G, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

 

Escrow Payment”: Any payment received by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer for the account of any Mortgagor for application toward the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground lease rents and similar items in respect of the related Mortgaged Property, including amounts for deposit to any reserve account.

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

Excess Interest”: With respect to each ARD Loan, interest accrued on such ARD Loan after the Anticipated Repayment Date allocable to the Excess Rate, including all interest accrued thereon to the extent permitted by applicable law and the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Excess Interest shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

 

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Excess Interest Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained as a separate account or accounts (or as a subaccount of the Distribution Account) by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(c), which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class V, Excess Interest Distribution Account”, and which must be an Eligible Account (or a subaccount of an Eligible Account). The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Class V Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

 

Excess Modification Fee Amount”: With respect to either the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, any Corrected Loan and any particular modification, waiver, extension or amendment with respect to such Corrected Loan that gives rise to the payment of a Workout Fee, an amount equal to the aggregate of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (including the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, unless prohibited under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and received and retained by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months of such modification, waiver, extension or amendment, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

Excess Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Mortgagor but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related Mortgagor or otherwise. With respect to each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor within the prior twelve (12) months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap of 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification, extension, waiver or amendment) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: The aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any Principal Prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Available Funds for any Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master

 

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Servicers’ Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Excess Rate”: With respect to each ARD Loan, the excess of (i) the applicable Revised Rate over (ii) the applicable Mortgage Rate, each as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E hereto to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 of this Agreement and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F hereto, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such Person is also not an Excluded Holder. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is not an Excluded Controlling Class Loan, such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is also not an Excluded Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by a Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding a Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded

 

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Information by the applicable Special Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers or the Operating Advisor shall deliver any Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to segregate any information delivered to it under the “Excluded Information” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be triggered solely by such information being delivered in the manner provided in Section 3.26 hereof.

 

Excluded Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan if, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Loan is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer”: With respect any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, a replacement special servicer that is not a Borrower Party and satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer set forth in Section 7.01(g). As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Special Servicers related to this Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any Operating Advisor reports to the Certificate Administrator regarding an Excluded Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Excluded Special Servicer supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Special Servicer Information by the applicable Excluded Special Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) shall not be considered “Excluded Special Servicer Information”.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the applicable Special Servicer is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Excluded Special Servicer Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Extended Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Fannie Mae”: Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

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FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, each related Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the applicable Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder which does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the applicable Special Servicer and Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan; provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, no Asset Status Report shall be considered to be a Final Asset Status Report unless the Directing Certificateholder has either finally approved of and consented to the actions proposed to be taken in connection therewith, or has exhausted all of its rights of approval and consent pursuant to Section 3.19, or has been deemed to have approved or consented to such action or the Asset Status Report is otherwise implemented by the applicable Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Final Recovery Determination”: A reasonable determination by the applicable Special Servicer, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder if related to a Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan and made prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Defaulted Loan (and, if applicable, any defaulted Companion Loan) or Corrected Loan or REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, that was purchased by (i) any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) the applicable Special Servicer or other person pursuant to Section 3.16(b), any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 or (iii) the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01) that there has been a recovery of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenue and other payments or recoveries that, in the applicable Special Servicer’s judgment, which judgment was exercised without regard to any obligation of such Special Servicer to make payments from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.07(b), will ultimately be recoverable. With respect to all Mortgage Loans other than Excluded Loans, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have ten (10) Business Days to review and approve each such recovery determination by the applicable Special Servicer; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder fails to approve or disapprove any recovery determination within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the initial recovery determination, such consent shall be deemed given.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Fitch nor any successor remains in existence, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and each Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Fitch herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

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Form 8-K Disclosure Information”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Form 15 Suspension Notification”: As defined in Section 11.08.

 

Freddie Mac”: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the excess of (i) Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Liquidation Expenses (or the portion of such net Liquidation Proceeds payable to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) over (ii) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date on which Liquidation Proceeds were received.

 

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

General Master Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto (as General Master Servicer) appointed as provided herein.

 

General Special Servicer”: Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein (including with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable and as the context may require).

 

Grace Period”: The number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Grantor Trust”: A segregated asset pool within the Trust Fund treated as a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, consisting of the assets described in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Ground Lease”: The ground lease pursuant to which any Mortgagor holds a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property and any estoppels or other agreements executed and delivered by the ground lessor in favor of the lender under the Mortgage Loan.

 

Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to CERCLA or any other federal, state or local environmental related laws and regulations, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances

 

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classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any material direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any Class of securities issued by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, so long as such ownership constitutes less than 1% of the total assets of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception in the proviso above for ownership of 1% or less of any Class of Certificates shall not apply with respect to the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicers), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that none of the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicers of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Initial Purchasers”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

Initial Requesting Certificateholder”: The first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request as described in Section 2.03(k) with respect to a Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there may not be more than one Initial Requesting Certificateholder with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

Initial Sub-Servicer”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with either Master Servicer as of the Closing Date, the Sub-Servicer under any such Sub-Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each entity listed on Exhibit FF is an Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement”: Any Sub-Servicing Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date.

 

Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As each is defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institutional investor which is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs.

 

Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds paid under any Insurance Policy or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property, in either case, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor or any tenants or ground lessors, in either case, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and in the case of any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, to the extent any portion of such proceeds are received by the applicable Master Servicer or Certificate Administrator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the allocations set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the REMIC Provisions.

 

Insurance Summary Report”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a report or other summary prepared either by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or a third party insurance consultant on behalf of the related Mortgage Loan Seller that provides a summary of all insurance policies covering the related Mortgaged Property(ies), identifying the insurance provider, applicable ratings of each such provider and the amount of coverage and any applicable deductible.

 

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Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, title policy or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each of the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement and the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement, and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Interest Accrual Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Regular Certificates, the amount of interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates on the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, for such Class immediately prior to that Distribution Date. Calculations of interest for each Interest Accrual Period will be made on 30/360 basis.

 

Interest Accrual Period”: For each Distribution Date, the calendar month prior to the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, less (B) any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

 

For purposes of clause (B) above, the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for each Distribution Date shall be allocated to each Class of Regular Certificates in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Accrual Amount for such Class for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Interest Accrual Amounts for all Classes of Regular Certificates for such Distribution Date.

 

Interest Reserve Account”: The trust account or subaccount of the Distribution Account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b) initially in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Interest Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.21 shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account or subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class remaining unpaid as of the close of business on the preceding Distribution Date, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) other than in the case of Class X Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class for the current Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, one-

 

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month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Interested Person”: As of the date of any determination, the Depositor, any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder, any Sponsor, any Borrower Party, any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or any known Affiliate of any of the preceding entities. With respect to a Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the Depositor, any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer (or any Independent Contractor engaged by such Special Servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.06(a).

 

Investment Representation Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(e), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Investor-Based Exemption”: Any of PTCE 84-14 (for transactions by independent “qualified professional asset managers”), PTCE 91-38 (for transactions by bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for transactions by insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTCE 95-60 (for transactions by insurance company general accounts) or PTCE 96-23 (for transactions effected by “in-house asset managers”) or a similar exemption under Similar Law.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C and Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder (to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein, or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall only receive access to the Statements to Certificateholders prepared by the Certificate Administrator, (iii) that such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) shall be permitted to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such

 

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Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and (ii) shall be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be re-submitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures and shall restrict access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any mezzanine lender upon notice from any party to this Agreement that such mezzanine lender has accelerated the related mezzanine loan or commenced foreclosure proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure the related mezzanine loan.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.07(b).

 

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither KBRA nor any successor remains in existence, “KBRA” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and each Special Servicer and specific ratings of KBRA herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, all amounts received thereon prior to the related Determination Date, whether as payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal or interest due in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due thereunder by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. With respect to any REO Loan, all amounts received in connection with the related REO Property prior to the related Determination Date, whether as Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenues or otherwise, which represent late collections of principal or interest due or deemed due in respect of such REO Loan or the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due under the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. The term “Late Collections” shall specifically exclude Penalty Charges. With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Late Collections shall refer to such portion of Late Collections to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

LBTY 2016-225L Trust and Servicing Agreement”: The trust and servicing agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator and as custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented

 

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or modified relating to the issuance of the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L.

 

Legal Fee Reserve Account”: The account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b), in the name of the “Legal Fee Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.04(b) shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account.

 

Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or with respect to any REO Property (and the related REO Loan), any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) such Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (iv) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by either Special Servicer, or by any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender (as applicable) pursuant to Section 3.16 (and the related Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable); (v) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01 or acquired by the Sole Certificateholder in exchange for its Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan is sold by either Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred by either Special Servicer in connection with a liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) pursuant to Section 3.16 (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, committee or referee fees and, if applicable, brokerage commissions and conveyance taxes).

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the applicable Special Servicer with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which such Special Servicer receives (i) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable), or REO Property (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, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by either Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that prior to a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Certificateholder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the applicable Special Servicer delivers to the Directing Certificateholder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, such Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Certificateholder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation

 

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Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase or substitution occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, (x) a repurchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension thereof) provided for such repurchase of such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of the extended resolution period provided therein or (y) a purchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization; or (e) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within ninety (90) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full (but, in the event that a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, each Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents); provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, or REO Property and received by the applicable Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller, if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment within 90 days of receipt of notice of a breach (and giving effect to an extension period of 90 days).

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 1.00% with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) and REO Property; provided that if such rate would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee less than $25,000, then the Liquidation Fee Rate will be equal to the lesser of (i) 3.00% and (ii) such lower rate as would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan

 

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Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the applicable Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Loss of Value Payment”: As defined in Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement.

 

Loss of Value Reserve Fund”: The “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) designated as such pursuant to Section 3.04(i) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of the Grantor Trust or any Trust REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.01(c).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Preliminary Statement hereto, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)), and as set forth in Section 4.01(c)).

 

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LASB, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF and Class LG Uncertificated Interests.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, which consist of the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Excess Interest) and the proceeds thereof, any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in the other Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

 

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Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

LTV Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the scheduled principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of such date (assuming no defaults or prepayments on such Mortgage Loan prior to that date), and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: As defined in Section 6.08(a).

 

Master Servicer”: With respect to (a) any Mortgage Loan (other than an NCB Mortgage Loan), any REO Property acquired by the Trust with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than an NCB Mortgage Loan) and any matters relating to the foregoing, the General Master Servicer and (b) any NCB Mortgage Loan, any REO Property acquired by the Trust with respect to an NCB Mortgage Loan and any matters relating to the foregoing, the NCB Master Servicer.

 

Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”.

 

Maturity Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as of any date of determination, the date on which the last payment of principal is due and payable under the related Mortgage Note, after taking into account all Principal Prepayments received prior to such date of determination, but without giving effect to (i) any acceleration of the principal of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder or (ii) any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage Note.

 

Mediation Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Mediation Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Merger Notice”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

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Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan documents and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

 

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Moody’s nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and each Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither Morningstar nor any successor remains in existence, “Morningstar” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and each Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Morningstar herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust or other instrument(s) securing the related Mortgage Note and creating a first mortgage lien on the fee and/or leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Mortgage File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, but subject to Section 2.01, collectively the following documents:

 

(i)           the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to “Pay to the order of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, without recourse, representation or warranty” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)          the original or a copy of the Mortgage, together with an original or copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

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(iii)         an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment of Mortgage, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment of Mortgage submitted to or to be submitted for recording);

 

(iv)         the original or a copy of any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(v)          an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(vi)         the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, if not already assigned pursuant to items (iii) or (v) above;

 

(vii)        originals or copies of all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(viii)       the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance (which may be in electronic form) issued on the date of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed

 

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by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(ix)          any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(x)           an original Assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in favor of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the relevant jurisdiction (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the filing of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(xi)          the original or a copy of any intercreditor agreement relating to existing debt of the borrower, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable;

 

(xii)         the original or copies of any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiii)        the original or a copy of any ground lease, ground lessor estoppel, environmental insurance policy, environmental indemnity or guaranty relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiv)        other than with respect to the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xv)         the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xvi)        the original or a copy of any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xvii)       the original or a copy of any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xviii)      a copy of all related environmental insurance policies; and

 

(xix)        a list related to such Mortgage Loan indicating the related Mortgage Loan documents included in the related Mortgage File as of the Closing Date (the “Mortgage Loan Checklist”).

 

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provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (I) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (II) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the applicable Master Servicer, or the applicable Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required or the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” shall otherwise be satisfied) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, and (f) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan or shall otherwise satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

Mortgage Loan”: Each of the mortgage loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, each of which, for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan, provided that each individual Crossed Underlying Loan within any such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall not be included in this definition of Mortgage Loan) transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 and to be held by the Trust. As used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related

 

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Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents contained in the related Mortgage File and any related agreements. The term “Mortgage Loan” shall, as of any date of determination, include any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Checklist”: As defined in the definition of Mortgage File.

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: Each agreement between the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the transfer of all of such Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the related Mortgage Loans.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans transferred on the Closing Date to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund, attached hereto as Exhibit B, as any such schedule may be amended from time to time in connection with a substitution under Section 2.03 and in accordance with the relevant Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and which list sets forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred:

 

(i)           the loan identification number (as specified in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus);

 

(ii)          the Mortgagor’s name;

 

(iii)         the street address (including city, state, county and zip code) and name of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)         the Mortgage Rate in effect at origination;

 

(v)          the Net Mortgage Rate in effect at the Cut-off Date;

 

(vi)         the original principal balance;

 

(vii)        the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

(viii)       the (a) original term to stated maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date, (b) remaining term to stated maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date and (c) Maturity Date;

 

(ix)         the original and remaining amortization terms;

 

(x)          the amount of the Periodic Payment due on the first Due Date following the Cut-off Date;

 

(xi)         the applicable Servicing Fee Rate;

 

(xii)        whether the Mortgage Loan is a 30/360 Mortgage Loan or an Actual/360 Mortgage Loan;

 

(xiii)       whether such Mortgage Loan is secured by a fee simple interest in the related Mortgaged Property; by the Mortgagor’s leasehold interest, and a fee

 

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simple interest, in the related Mortgaged Property; or solely by a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(xiv)        identifying any Mortgage Loans with which such Mortgage Loan is cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized;

 

(xv)         the name of the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xvi)        the name of the related Mortgage Loan sponsor;

 

(xvii)       whether the related Mortgage Loan is secured by a letter of credit (and, if so, the amount of such letter of credit);

 

(xviii)      amount of any reserve or escrowed funds that were deposited at origination and any ongoing periodic deposit requirements;

 

(xix)        number of grace days;

 

(xx)         the type of cash management agreement or lock-box agreement in place;

 

(xxi)        the general property type of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(xxii)       whether such Mortgage Loan provides for defeasance and if so, the period during which defeasance may occur and the periods when any Principal Prepayments must be accompanied by any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge;

 

(xxiii)      the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable;

 

(xxiv)      the Revised Rate of such Mortgage Loan, if any; and

 

(xxv)       the number of units, rooms, pads or square feet with respect to each Mortgaged Property;

 

(xxvi)      the Administrative Cost Rate; and

 

(xxvii)     the Due Date.

 

Such Mortgage Loan Schedule shall also set forth the aggregate of the amounts described under clause (vii) above for all of the Mortgage Loans. Such list may be in the form of more than one list, collectively setting forth all of the information required.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest, (ii) Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (iii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (iv) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (v) Natixis

 

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Real Estate Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, and (vi) NCB, a national banking association, or its successor in interest.

 

Mortgage Note”: The original executed promissory note(s) evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as the case may be, together with any rider, addendum or amendment thereto, or any renewal, substitution or replacement thereof.

 

Mortgage Rate”: With respect to: (i) any Mortgage Loan (including the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or related Companion Loan on or prior to its Maturity Date, the annual rate at which interest is scheduled (in the absence of a default) to accrue on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage Note and applicable law; or (ii) any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan after its Maturity Date, the annual rate described in clause (i) above determined without regard to the passage of such Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Rate of any ARD Loan shall not be construed to include the related Excess Rate.

 

Mortgaged Property”: The real property subject to the lien of a Mortgage.

 

Mortgagor”: The obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including without limitation, any Person that has acquired the related Mortgaged Property and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note and including in connection with any Mortgage Loan that utilizes an indemnity deed of trust structure, the borrower and the Mortgaged Property owner/payment guarantor/mortgagor individually and collectively, as the context may require.

 

NCB”: National Cooperative Bank, N.A., a national banking association, or its successor-in-interest.

 

NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan”: Any NCB Mortgage Loan.

 

NCB Master Servicer”: NCB, or its successor-in-interest, or any successor NCB master servicer appointed as provided herein.

 

NCB Mortgage Loans”: Those Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by NCB and indicated as an NCB Mortgage Loan on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

NCB Special Servicer”: NCB, or its successor-in-interest, or any successor NCB special servicer appointed as provided herein (including with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable and as the context may require).

 

NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions”: With respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan and any encumbrance of the related Mortgaged Property with a subordinate mortgage, the following conditions: (i) each of the subordinate mortgage loans, or the sole subordinate mortgage loan, to be secured by such subordinate mortgage is made by NCB or any Affiliate thereof (ii) such subordinate mortgage is expressly made in compliance with the underwriting

 

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standards which NCB customarily employs in connection with making subordinate mortgages for its own mortgage loan portfolio, (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any other existing loans secured by a mortgage then encumbering the related Mortgaged Property and the proposed new subordinate mortgage loan shall not exceed 40% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property, (iv) NCB or any Affiliate thereof that originates the subordinate mortgage loan, executes and delivers to the Trustee for inclusion in the Mortgage File an intercreditor agreement and subordination agreement with respect to such subordinate mortgage in substantially the form of Exhibit LL hereto or in such other form as shall be acceptable to the NCB Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) (provided that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency or validity thereof), (v) if the subordinate mortgage loan will not be a fully amortizing loan, the stated maturity date of the subordinate mortgage loan shall be no earlier than the maturity date of the related NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, (vi) the subordinate mortgage loan is made principally for the purpose of funding capital expenditures, major repairs or reserves at or with respect to the Mortgaged Property in question, (vii) NCB or any Affiliate thereof that originates the subordinate mortgage loan receives borrower legal opinions as to authority and enforceability customarily required of borrowers in connection with the origination of similar mortgage loans; and (viii) the aggregate amount of subordinate debt encumbering the Mortgaged Property in question (including the proposed new subordinate mortgage debt and any other existing loans secured by a mortgage then encumbering the related Mortgaged Property, but excluding the Mortgage Loan in question) does not exceed $7,500,000.

 

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to the Collection Accounts, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Accounts or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.06.

 

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Accounts, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Accounts or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and Withheld Amounts, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or resulting from a

 

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bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related Mortgagor; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan or for any one-month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one-month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one-month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in either case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the amounts withheld in the immediately preceding January and February, if applicable. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

Net Operating Income”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, for any Mortgagor’s fiscal year end, Net Operating Income will be calculated in accordance with the standard definition of “Net Operating Income” approved from time to time endorsed and put forth by the CREFC®.

 

New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into at the direction of the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. For the avoidance of doubt, Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts shall constitute Nonrecoverable Advances only when the Person making such determination in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and taking into account factors such as all other outstanding Advances, either (a) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, would not ultimately be recoverable from Late Collections, Default Interest, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property (without giving effect to potential recoveries on deficiency judgments or recoveries from guarantors), or (b) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, along with any other Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts (that have not been reimbursed to the party that made such Advance) or unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Advances, would not be ultimately recoverable from the principal portion of future general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) which, in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special

 

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Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan; provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer may, at its option (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan), make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the applicable Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer, and with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, but shall not be binding upon, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that such Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by such Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the applicable Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If a Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be nonrecoverable, such determination shall not be binding on the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that any P&I Advance with respect to a related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such determination shall not be binding on the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and related Non-Serviced Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise). In making such recoverability determination, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as

 

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Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the applicable Master Servicer, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by a Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the P&I Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the applicable Master Servicer’s, the applicable Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any P&I Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance has been made or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of a Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer). The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules), occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property). The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and each Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan.

 

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Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property which, in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property. In making such recoverability determination, such Person will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by a Master Servicer, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of recovery of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the applicable Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the applicable Master Servicer’s, the applicable Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance has been made or that any proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable

 

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Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of a Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer); provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the applicable Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, but shall not be binding upon, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the applicable Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the applicable Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules), occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or related Mortgaged Property). The applicable Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the applicable Special Servicer requests that the applicable Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, such Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that such Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related

 

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cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance or property protection advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.02(c).

 

Non-Registered Certificate”: Unless and until registered under the Securities Act, any Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class R or Class V Certificate.

 

Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator”: The “Certificate Administrator” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 225 Liberty Street Subordinate Companion Loans.

 

Non-Serviced Custodian”: The “Custodian” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Depositor”: The “Depositor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: Any “gain-on-sale proceeds” received in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”: As defined in Section 6.04(i).

 

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: The 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Non-Serviced Master Servicer”: The “Master Servicer” or “Servicer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: The 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: The 225 Liberty Street Mortgaged Property.

 

Non-Serviced Operating Advisor”: The “Operating Advisor” (if any) under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of the 225 Liberty Street Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

Non-Serviced Paying Agent”: The “Paying Agent” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, 0.0025%.

 

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Non-Serviced PSA”: With respect to the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan, the LBTY 2016-225L Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Serviced Special Servicer”: The applicable “Special Servicer” of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trust”: The “Trust” formed under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trustee”: The “Trustee” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: The 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “directing holder” or similarly defined party under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.03(f).

 

Non-U.S. Tax Person”: Any person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

 

Non-Waiving Successor”: As defined in Section 3.23(l).

 

Non-WFB Mortgage Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans other than the WFB Mortgage Loans.

 

Notional Amount”: In the case of the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-E Certificates, the Class X-E Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-F Certificates, the Class X-F Notional Amount and in the case of the Class X-G Certificates, the Class X-G Notional Amount.

 

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 executed by a NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act, that such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential, except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

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OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

Offered Certificates”: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates.

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Servicing Officer of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be.

 

Offshore Transaction”: Any “offshore transaction” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S.

 

Operating Advisor”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.26(c).

 

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consulting obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount as the related Mortgagor agrees to pay) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), payable pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such fee shall be payable unless specifically paid by the related Mortgagor as a separately identifiable fee; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, however, that to the extent such fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as an expense of the Trust; provided, further, that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard (provided that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional trust fund expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

 

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (but excluding each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Companion Loan), the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i).

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of (i) 0.0028%, except with respect

 

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to the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan or (ii) 0.0059% with respect to the Sanofi Office Complex Office Loan.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holders constituted a single lender), and not to any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their Affiliates.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is 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)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)          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 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

 

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have been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)         the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)          the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, (c) the qualification of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, or (d) the resignation of either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount, the Class X-D Notional Amount, the Class X-E Notional Amount, the Class X-F Notional Amount and the Class X-G Notional Amount, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any asset representations reviewer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Pass-Through Rate”: Any of the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate, the Class B Pass-Through Rate, the Class C Pass-Through Rate, the Class D Pass-Through Rate, the Class E Pass-Through Rate, the Class F Pass-Through Rate, the Class G Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-D Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-E Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-F Pass-Through Rate or the Class X-G Pass-Through Rate, as the case may be.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

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Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan, and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges or Default Interest, other than a Prepayment Premium, a Yield Maintenance Charge or any Excess Interest.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class R and Class V Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class R and Class V Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class R Certificate or a Class V Certificate, the percentage interest is set forth on the face thereof.

 

Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder and without regard to any Excess Interest.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

(i)          direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, other than an unsecured senior debt obligation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the

 

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downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(ii)          time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s, (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in each case, if permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to Moody’s, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings assigned to the Certificates) (E) for maturities of less than three (3) months, a short-term rating of “R-1(high)” by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS and, if not so rated, by two other NRSROs (which may be Moody’s and/or Fitch)), (F) for maturities greater than three (3) months, a long-term rating of “AAA” by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS and, if not so rated, by two other NRSROs (which may be Moody’s and/or Fitch)) and (G) the commercial paper or other short- term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency or such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)          repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

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(iv)         debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition, which debt obligations are rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (in the case of DBRS, if then rated by DBRS and, if not so rated, by two other NRSROs (which may be Moody’s and/or Fitch)), if the obligations mature within 60 days; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

(v)          commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest bearing obligations) of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof payable on demand or on a specified date maturing in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition thereof and which is rated in the highest rating category of each Rating Agency (in the case of DBRS, if then rated by DBRS and, if not so rated, by two other NRSROs (which may be Moody’s and/or Fitch);

 

(vi)          money market funds (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or the Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund), rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s and/or S&P)) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

(vii)        any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); and

 

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(viii)       any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change and (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the applicable Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees, insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by either of the Special Servicers or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(m).

 

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Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Due Date and prior to the following Determination Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the applicable Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date) and prior to the following Due Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With

 

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respect to any AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount (other than a Yield Maintenance Charge) paid or payable, as the context requires, by a borrower in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, that Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto (including any payoff of a Mortgage Loan by a mezzanine lender on behalf of the subject borrower if and as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the applicable Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York City edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “Prime Rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections

 

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on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communications”: Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and a Special Servicer referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Privileged Information”.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and a Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. Each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the Directing Certificateholder) who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the

 

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Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is a Special Servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement. In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on direction by either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if a Special Servicer is a Borrower Party, such Special Servicer shall nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided that such Special Servicer (i) shall not view or otherwise retrieve any Excluded Special Servicer Information specific to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (ii) shall not directly or indirectly provide any information related to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any of such Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliate involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (iii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) and clause (ii) above; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of either Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict access by a Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and in no case shall either Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if a Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loan; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website).

 

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated March 23, 2016.

 

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PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to:

 

(i)           the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)          all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest or Excess Interest on any ARD Loan), to, but not including, the Due Date therefor immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)         all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), if any; plus

 

(iv)         if such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation (or, in the case of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, the payment guarantee obligations of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to which Ladder Capital Finance LLC is a party), including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review vote or in exercising such

 

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Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(l) hereof;

 

(v)          Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period); plus

 

(vi)         solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan, as applicable. With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to subclause (A) and subclause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) ”A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or DBRS) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or DBRS) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) ”A(low)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, at least an equivalent rating as that listed above by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or Fitch)) and (c) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other nationally recognized insurance rating organization (which may include Moody’s or DBRS)) and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one of the following rating agencies of at least (a) ”A3” by Moody’s, (b) ”A-“ by S&P, (c) ”A-” by Fitch, (d) ”A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. (or, with respect to any fidelity bond or errors and omissions insurance maintained by Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

 

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in its capacity as Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer, A-:IX by A.M. Best Company) or (e) ”A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the applicable Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become a Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s), (viii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by DBRS (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by rated by DBRS), and (ix) is not a special servicer that has been cited by Moody’s or DBRS as having servicing concerns as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a removed Mortgage Loan that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than five (5) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to (A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan

 

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other than an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x, or (B) in the case of an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved, so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, by the Directing Certificateholder; (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. In the event that more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate) of any class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in March 2059.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of DBRS, Fitch and Moody’s or their successors in interest. If no such rating agency nor any successor thereof remains in existence, “Rating

 

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Agency” shall be deemed to refer to such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, and specific ratings of DBRS, Fitch and Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Realized Loss”: As defined in Section 4.04(a).

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F and Class X-G Certificates.

 

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 provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.15(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

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Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d)), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates set forth below:

 

Related Certificates

 

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-1 Certificates   Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-2 Certificates   Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates   Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-4 Certificates   Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates   Class LASB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates   Class LAS Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates   Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates   Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates   Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E Certificates   Class LE Uncertificated Interest
Class F Certificates   Class LF Uncertificated Interest
Class G Certificates   Class LG Uncertificated Interest

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit AA attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury

 

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Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

“Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by (a) with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans other than the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, the General Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, REO Account” and (b) with respect to the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, the NCB Special Servicer, pursuant to and for the benefit of the Persons specified in Section 3.14(b), which shall be titled “National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, as applicable), 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 applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). 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 Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if

 

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applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, 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 applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional trust fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) 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 Mortgage Loan. References herein to a Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

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Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Request”: A Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) that the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible 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 Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Period”: The 40-day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

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Retained Fee Rate”: A rate equal to (A) 0.01000% with respect to each NCB Mortgage Loan, and (B) 0.00250% per annum with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than each NCB Mortgage Loan).

 

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(i).

 

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Routine Disbursement”: As defined within the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”.

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(iv).

 

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, and its successors in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and each Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan”: With respect to the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan, the Mortgage Loan that is included in the Trust (identified as Mortgage Loan No. 1 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), which is collectively evidenced by promissory notes A-1-A, A-1-B, A-2-A and A-2-B, and is pari passu in right of payment with the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans to the extent set forth in the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Sanofi Office Complex Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property that secures the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan.

 

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Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans”: With respect to the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan, the Companion Loans evidenced by the related promissory notes designated as promissory notes A-3-A, A-3-B, A-4-A and A-4-B and made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgaged Property, which are not included in the Trust and which are pari passu in right of payment to the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan”: The Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan, together with the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans, each of which is secured by the same Mortgage on the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgaged Property. References herein to the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan and the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include a Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the applicable Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date) or (ii) advanced by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the applicable Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above.

 

Secure Data Room”: The website, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “Diligence Files” tab on the page relating to this transaction.

 

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Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate (other than the Class X-D Certificates).

 

Serviced AB Mortgage Loan”: For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Mortgage Loans related to the Trust.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans related to the Trust.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (a) the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans and (b) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: Any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder”: Each of the holders of (a)  the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans and (b) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”: The register maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (a) the Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan and (b) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities issued by another securitization and backed by a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: The Sanofi Office Complex Mortgage Loan.

 

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Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: The Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan.

 

Serviced REO Loan”: Any REO Loan that is serviced by a Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”: Any REO Property that is serviced by a Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: The Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) one (1) Business Day after the Determination Date or (B) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month (or, if the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately succeeding such fifteenth (15th) calendar day); provided, however, that such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date shall not be earlier than one (1) Business Day following the date the applicable Master Servicer receives the related Periodic Payment with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01(a).

 

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage 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) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the applicable Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property and the priority of a Mortgage, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i) (vi) of the

 

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definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) 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 applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, 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 Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and any REO Loan, the fee payable to the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master, primary (other than any Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, which is not included under such heading) and sub-servicing fees accrue, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans. With respect to each Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan, a per annum rate equal to 0.0025%.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the applicable Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll (or, with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, a maintenance schedule) and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy

 

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of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit GG hereto. Exhibit GG shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or related Serviced Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)          the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Balloon Payment, and the Mortgagor has not delivered to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable (and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such commitment to the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable) which provides that such refinancing will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that if either (x) such refinancing does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing specified in such binding commitment or (y) the applicable Master Servicer is required to make a P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or, in the

 

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case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in respect of the Mortgage Loan included in the same Serviced Whole Loan) at any time prior to such a refinancing, a Servicing Transfer Event will occur immediately); or

 

(ii)          the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage, which failure has continued unremedied for sixty (60) days; or

 

(iii)         the applicable Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the applicable Special Servicer a written determination of such Special Servicer (which determination the applicable Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other material payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment will become due; or the applicable Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the applicable Special Servicer a written determination of such Special Servicer (which determination the applicable Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making a Balloon Payment is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (or, if the Mortgagor has delivered a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer (and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such commitment to the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable) which provides that such refinancing will occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, the applicable Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the applicable Special Servicer a written determination of such Special Servicer (which determination the applicable Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of

 

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the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that (A) the Mortgagor is likely not to make one or more Assumed Scheduled Payments prior to such a refinancing or (B) such refinancing is not likely to occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due); or

 

(iv)         there shall have occurred a default (including, in the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or 3.18 hereof) under the related Mortgage Loan documents, other than as described in clause (i) or (ii) above, that may, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer (and, in the case of the applicable Special Servicer (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder(s)), which default has continued unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no cure period is specified, sixty (60) days); or

 

(v)         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, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)         the related Mortgagor shall have consented 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 such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

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any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspended payment of its obligations; or

 

(viii)       the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer shall have received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the corresponding Mortgaged Property; or

 

(ix)          the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer (and in the case of the applicable Special Servicer, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) determines that (i) a default (including, in the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.18 hereof) under the Mortgage Loan documents (other than as described in clause (iii) above) is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any) or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder) and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents, or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for sixty (60) days;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator acknowledge that in the event the Mortgaged Property securing the related Serviced Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, the date on which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents is, with respect to net operating income information, for the Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loans, sixty (60) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement.

 

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Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(m).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, of a Book-Entry Certificate or a Holder of a Definitive Certificate holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class F and Class G Certificates; provided, however, that the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been retired.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

Special Servicer”: With respect to (i) each of the Mortgage Loans (other than any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and the Serviced Companion Loans, the General Special Servicer, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as herein provided, (ii) any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any REO Property acquired by the Trust with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan and any matters relating to the foregoing, the NCB Special Servicer and (iii) any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable and as the context may require.

 

Special Servicer Decision”: Any of the following with respect to a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan:

 

(a)          approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination, non-disturbance and attornment or other similar agreements for leases (other than, in each case, ground leases) in excess of the lesser of (i) 30,000 square feet of the improvements at the related Mortgaged Property and (ii) 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(b)          other than with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property with material (more than 15%) increases in operating expenses or payments to entities actually known by the applicable Master Servicer to be Affiliates of the related Mortgagor (excluding affiliated managers paid at fee rates agreed to at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan);

 

(c)          other than with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves, including the funding or disbursement of any such amounts with respect to any Mortgage Loan, but excluding, as to any Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, any routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria or lender discretion is not required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents (for the avoidance of doubt, any request with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially

 

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Serviced Loan for the funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents (all such fundings and disbursements being collectively referred to as “Routine Disbursements”) or any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the applicable Master Servicer and applicable Special Servicer, shall not constitute a Special Servicer Decision; provided, however, that in the case of any Mortgage Loan (other than an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan) whose escrows, reserves, holdbacks and related letters of credit exceed, in the aggregate, at the related origination date, 10% of the initial principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (which Mortgage Loans are identified on Schedule 3 hereto), no such funding or disbursement of such escrows, reserves, holdbacks or letters of credit shall be deemed to constitute a Routine Disbursement, and shall instead constitute Special Servicer Decisions, except for the routine funding of tax payments and insurance premiums when due and payable (provided the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan);

 

(d)         requests to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, other than requests to incur subordinate debt on any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan as to which the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions have been satisfied;

 

(e)          requests for property releases or substitutions, other than (i) grants of easements or rights of way that do not materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make any payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (ii) releases of non-material parcels of a Mortgaged Property (including, without limitation, any such releases (A) to which the related Mortgage Loan documents expressly require the mortgagee thereunder to make such releases upon the satisfaction of certain conditions (and the conditions to the release that are set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents do not include the approval of the lender or the exercise of lender discretion (other than confirming the satisfaction of the other conditions to the release set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents that do not include any other approval or exercise)) and such release is made as required by the related Mortgage Loan documents or (B) that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the Mortgaged Property) or (iii) the release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral;

 

(f)          approving any transfers of an interest in the Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, unless such transfer (i) is allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents without the exercise of any lender approval or discretion other than confirming the satisfaction of the other conditions to the transfer set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents that do not include any other approval or exercise of discretion, including a consent to transfer to any subsidiary or affiliate of such Mortgagor or to a Person acquiring less than a majority interest in such Mortgagor and (ii) does not involve incurring new mezzanine financing or a change in control of the Mortgagor;

 

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(g)          other than with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements);

 

(h)          approval of easements that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make any payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(i)           agreeing to any modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America would be permitted; and

 

(j)           determining whether to cure any default by a Mortgagor under a Ground Lease or permit any Ground Lease modification, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new Ground Lease;

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Special Servicer Decision” shall not include any matter listed in the foregoing clauses (a) through (j) (1) requested with respect to a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan if the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer have mutually agreed, as contemplated by Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.18(a), as applicable, of this Agreement, that such Master Servicer will process such matter with respect to such Mortgage Loan or (2) requested with respect to any WFB Mortgage Loan.

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on a loan by loan basis, (a)  0.25000% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, as applicable, in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Specially Serviced Loan; and (b) if the rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee that would be less than (i) $3,500 with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan or (ii) $1,000 with respect to any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, in each case, in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500 (in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan) or $1,000 (in the case of any such NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan), as applicable, for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

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Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)           the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, due after the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the applicable Master Servicer;

 

(ii)          all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution);

 

(iii)         the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on such Mortgage Loan) and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution); and

 

(iv)         any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred prior to the end of the Collection Period for the most recent Distribution Date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)           the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan; and

 

(ii)          the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

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date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall equal the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subject Loans”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class X-D, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificate.

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be, and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b) hereof, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. In the event that one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

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Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or Internal Revenue Service Form 1099, as applicable, or any successor forms to be filed on behalf of the Grantor Trust, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferable Servicing Interest”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan with respect thereto), the amount by which the related Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the applicable Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the fee payable to the applicable Master Servicer as the portion of the Servicing Fee attributable to primary servicing and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which Transferable Servicing Interest is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Transferable Servicing Interest (A) with respect to each NCB Mortgage Loan is six (6) basis points, and (B) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than the NCB Mortgage Loans) is zero.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(n)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(n)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named: “Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage

 

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Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the applicable Master Servicer’s, the applicable Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

Trust-Related Litigation”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Trustee as compensation for the Trustee’s activities under this Agreement, which fee is included as part of the Certificate Administrator Fee. No portion of the Trustee Fee shall be calculated by reference to any Companion Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of any Companion Loan. The Trustee Fee shall be equal to $210 per month and shall be paid as a portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee.

 

Uncovered Amount”: With respect to any Master Servicer’s Collection Account, any additional trust fund expense, Nonrecoverable Advance or other item that would be payable or reimbursable out of general funds (as opposed to a specific source of funds) in such Collection Account pursuant to any of clauses (i)(xix) or clause (xxii) of Section 3.05(a), but which cannot be so paid or reimbursed because such general funds are insufficient to cover such payment or reimbursement; provided that any such additional trust fund expense, Nonrecoverable Advance or other item will be an Uncovered Amount only to the extent that such general funds are insufficient to cover the payment or reimbursement thereof.

 

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UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state.

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on such Mortgage Loan on or prior to the Determination Date and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, accrued interest on Advances and other additional expenses of the Trust incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, REO Revenues received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Loans on or prior to the related Determination Date, but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 2% in the case of the Class X Certificates (allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination) and (ii) in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a) hereof) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a) hereof) of the Principal Balance Certificates, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. Neither the Class R nor Class V Certificates will be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of such Collection Period (after giving effect to any payments received during any applicable Grace Period).

 

WFB Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

WHFIT”: A “Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(22) or successor provisions.

 

WHFIT Regulations”: Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5, as amended or successor provisions.

 

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WHMT”: A “Widely Held Mortgage Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(23) or successor provisions.

 

Whole Loan”: Any of (i) the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan and (ii) the 225 Liberty Street Whole Loan.

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the applicable Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan and in accordance with Section 3.11(c), a fee of 1.00% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan.

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount paid or payable, as the context requires, by a borrower in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, a Mortgage Loan, calculated, in whole or in part, pursuant to a yield maintenance formula or otherwise pursuant to a formula that reflects the lost interest, including any specified amount or specified percentage of the amount prepaid which constitutes the minimum amount that such Yield Maintenance Charge may be.

 

Section 1.02          Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)            All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

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(ii)          Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, on which interest accrues.

 

(iii)         Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a) and (c), (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates, and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(iv)         Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale by the applicable Special Servicer of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)          Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust fund expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust fund expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage

 

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Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any AB Whole Loan, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, to the Trust.

 

[End of Article I]

 

Article II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01          Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d) and (f)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, Ladder Capital Finance LLC, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP; (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements; and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Trust Fund. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; and (iii) with respect to those Mortgage Loans that were closed in March 2016 but have their first Due Date in April 2016, any interest amounts relating to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d) and (f)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, Ladder Capital Finance LLC, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 10, 13 and 15 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 10, 13 and 15 in connection therewith.

 

(b)          In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (A) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or,

 

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alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (B) on or before the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date, the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the applicable Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within 10 Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii), and (ix) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such

 

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non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian shall in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment of such Mortgage Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) of the final proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein. As to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, and such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original to the applicable Master Servicer (which letter of credit shall be titled in the name of, or assigned to, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33” or “National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series

 

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2016-C33”, as applicable), and a copy to the Custodian or, if such original has been submitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the applicable Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled above) that may be required in order for such Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering with respect to any letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to this Section 2.01(b), one of which shall be delivered to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the applicable Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the applicable Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of such Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by such Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

(c)          Except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Sellers may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this subsection (c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such

 

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Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. In the event that confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)          All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in each case, financial statements, operating statements and any other information provided by the respective Mortgagor from time to time, but excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File, shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the applicable Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by such Master

 

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Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)          In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the applicable Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)          The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the applicable Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

(g)          With respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as “DoubleTree Seattle Airport Southcenter, Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia, Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake, Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo – Country Inn & Suites, Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo – Comfort Inn & Suites, Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg, Hampton Inn Canton, Best Western Lake Charles and Country Inn & Suites Richmond” on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the applicable Master Servicer) within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the applicable Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the applicable Master Servicer is unable to acquire any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within 120 days of the Closing Date, such Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

 

(h)          Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the

 

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Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copies of the documents and information uploaded to the Designated Site constitute all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certification”).

 

Section 2.02          Acceptance by Trustee. (a)  The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or the Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full)) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01 hereof, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage

 

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Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)          The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01 hereof, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), and the applicable Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the applicable Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the applicable Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the applicable Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies such Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time such Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the

 

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two immediately preceding sentences, if the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and in the event that the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the applicable Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), such Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into its Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Accounts shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)          It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xviii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or

 

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with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

(f)          If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)          If a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request or any other request or demand from any Person for a Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase or replace a Mortgage Loan because of an alleged Defect or Breach (together with a Repurchase Request, a “15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”) (such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or any rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (or such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is forwarded to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver 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 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

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Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (as asserted in the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such 15Ga-1 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor 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 2.02(g) 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 related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee, either Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request to the applicable Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the applicable Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘15Ga-1 Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 of this Agreement in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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In the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

Section 2.03          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)           The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)          Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(iii)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)         There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

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(v)          The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)          After receipt of a Repurchase Request, the applicable Special Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of such notice of such Repurchase Request or, if earlier, such Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of such Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) discovery by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to this Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the applicable Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the applicable Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. In the event a Special Servicer is required to enforce the Repurchase Request related to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan under this Section 2.03(b), within five (5) days of request by such Special Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of the Servicing File with respect to any such Non-Specially Serviced Loan.

 

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller or the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, any “Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the

 

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Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Defect related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses and upon its making such remittance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase if it is otherwise required to do so under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Article II unless (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes such Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower),

 

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healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not be a Material Defect.

 

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(c)          Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a Material Defect: (a) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (b) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation; (c) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File; (d) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation, as applicable; (e) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit; or (f) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in subclauses (a) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in subclauses (b) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect,

 

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is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5(a) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01 hereof.

 

(d)          In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the same manner as provided in Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)          Section 5 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements provides the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, with respect to any Material Defect; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the ability of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee to take any action against Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP or Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 19 thereof.

 

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(f)          The applicable Special Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in such form, to such extent and at such time as the applicable Special Servicer would require were it, in its individual capacity, the owner of the affected Mortgage Loan(s). Any costs incurred by a Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or the Requesting Certificateholder, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The applicable Special Servicer shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the related Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)          If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach that constitutes a Material Defect, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall have a right, and shall be subrogated to the rights of the Trustee and the Trust under the Mortgage Loan to recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Special Servicers, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The applicable Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that such Special Servicer determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair such Special Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the applicable Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that such Special Servicer may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

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Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. In the event that the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

(i)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the Depositor may cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)          With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or (i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the applicable Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the

 

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relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)          (i)  In the event an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the applicable Special Servicer, and such Special Servicer shall promptly forward the Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the applicable Special Servicer (the “Enforcing Servicer”) shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)          In the event that the Depositor, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) or the Directing Certificateholder identifies a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery), that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”). The Enforcing Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)         In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. A Resolved Repurchase Request shall not preclude the applicable Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) from exercising any of their respective rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law.

 

(l)          (i)  After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder, a party to this Agreement or the Directing Certificateholder), the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com) who shall make such notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of

 

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action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). Such notice shall include a request to Certificateholders to indicate to the Enforcing Servicer their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action Notice, as well as notice that in the event any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action Notice, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within 30 days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration. In the event any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such responses will be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting the Proposed Course of Action Notice.

 

(ii)          If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer shall be the sole party entitled to determine a course of action, including, but not limited to, enforcing the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)         Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off

 

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Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be appropriate relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

(iv)         If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and will remain obligated under this Agreement to determine a course of action including, but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)          If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there are more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders shall collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders shall be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect shall not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Certificateholder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice is delivered to the Enforcing Servicer, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the applicable Special Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

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(vii)        In the event a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller as further described herein.

 

(viii)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller nor any of their respective affiliates shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(ix)          The Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)         If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)           The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures (the “Mediation Rules”) promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

(ii)          The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential qualified mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)         Prior to accepting an appointment, the mediator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)         The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within 10 Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within 60 days thereafter.

 

(v)          The expenses of any mediation shall be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and the Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(vi)         Out of pocket costs and expenses of the applicable Special Servicer for mediation or arbitration, to the extent not agreed to be paid by the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of mediation) or allocated to the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of arbitration) shall be reimbursable as a Servicing Advance.

 

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(n)          If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)           The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures (the “Arbitration Rules”) promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)          The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within 14 days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)         Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)         After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than 10 Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator shall have the authority to schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)          Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator shall have the ability to grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

(vi)         The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage

 

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Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)        By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)       No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)          The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)           Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)          If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court shall have subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings shall not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

(iii)         The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a

 

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governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)         In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is continuing) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that in the event a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)          In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

(vi)         The Trust (or the Trustee or the Enforcing Servicer, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06.

 

(vii)        For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Enforcing Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay off or deed in lieu, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

(viii)       In the event that the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder may not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

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(ix)         Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration shall be reimbursable as Trust Fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04          Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Interest) and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the creation of the Grantor Trust (as described in Section 2.05 below); (iii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; and (iv) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates, and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest); and (v) the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class V Certificates in exchange for the related assets of the Grantor Trust and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and cause the Authenticating Agent to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor such Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it, or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized denominations, evidencing beneficial ownership of their respective portions of the Grantor Trust.

 

Section 2.05          Creation of the Grantor Trust. The Class V Certificates are hereby designated as undivided beneficial interests in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Class V Specific Grantor Trust Assets, which portion shall be treated as a grantor trust within the meaning of subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

 

[End of Article II]

 

Article III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01          The Master Servicers to Act as Master Servicers; Special Servicers to Act as Special Servicers; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties. (a) Each of the Master Servicers and Special Servicers shall diligently service and administer the applicable Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the applicable REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated (as

 

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provided below) to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans (as determined by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan. With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided that in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions. The General Master Servicer shall be the Master Servicer with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than the NCB Mortgage Loans), any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and other related assets in the Trust and, as such, shall service and administer such Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and such other assets as shall be required of the applicable Master Servicer hereunder and under any related Intercreditor Agreement. The General Special Servicer shall be the Special Servicer with respect to all the Mortgage Loans (other than the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans), any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and other related assets in the Trust and, as such, shall service and administer such Mortgage Loans, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and such other assets as shall be required of the applicable Special Servicer hereunder and under any related Intercreditor Agreement. The NCB Master Servicer shall be the Master Servicer with respect to the NCB Mortgage Loans and other related assets in the Trust and, as such, shall service and administer such NCB Mortgage Loans and such other assets as shall be required of the Master Servicer hereunder. The NCB Special Servicer shall be the Special Servicer with respect to the NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans and other related assets in the Trust and, as such, shall service and administer such NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans and such other assets as shall be required of the Special Servicer hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement and any references to the duties and obligations of the Master Servicers or Special Servicers, any references to Mortgage Loans in the context of such duties and/or obligations shall be deemed to refer solely to the Mortgage Loans serviced by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer and no other Mortgage Loan, Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or other related asset in the Trust serviced hereunder, unless specifically indicated otherwise. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer shall service the applicable Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by such Master Servicer or such

 

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Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to the (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, maximization of recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or any Affiliate of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate, Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or any Affiliate of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the applicable Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and a Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the applicable Special Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with

 

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any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the applicable Master 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 applicable Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition 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 applicable Master Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the applicable Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to such Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by such Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The applicable Master Servicer, in its capacity as a Master Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the applicable Special Servicer, in its capacity as a Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The applicable Special Servicer, in its capacity as a Special Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the applicable Master Servicer, in its capacity as a Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan. The applicable Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) and forward to the applicable Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. Other than with respect to WFB Mortgage Loans, after notification to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by such Master 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 applicable Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders 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 Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

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Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall have full power and authority, acting alone or, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that it is obligated to service and administer pursuant to this Agreement) and the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to (x) Special Servicer Decisions and Major Decisions on the Mortgage Loans that are both (1) Non-WFB Mortgage Loans and (2) required to be serviced and administered by such Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, and (y) the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties that such Special Servicer is obligated to service and administer pursuant to this Agreement), in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Sections 3.08, 3.18 and 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.09(e), the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer any powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be held responsible or liable for any acts of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by such

 

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Master Servicer or such Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding), and shall not be required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)          To the extent the applicable Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the applicable Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the applicable Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the applicable Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The applicable Master Servicer shall not be responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

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(d)          The relationship of each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)          Each Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)          Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the applicable Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, (x) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the applicable Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled in Section 2.01(b)) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit and (y) the applicable Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee and that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has notified the provider of such letter of credit pursuant to clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the applicable Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then such Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

(h)          Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or

 

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for such longer period as is contemplated by the related Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement, as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)          The applicable Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent such Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by such Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any AB Whole Loan, first, by the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund shall be payable out of the Trust Fund and the applicable Master Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the applicable Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the proviso to the preceding sentence, the applicable Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related

 

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Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by such Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by such Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the applicable Master Servicer’s and the applicable Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the applicable Master Servicer’s and the applicable Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The applicable Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standards to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(l)           The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) in the event that (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

(m)         Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the applicable Master Servicer’s and the applicable Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the applicable Master Servicer’s and the applicable Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The applicable Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

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(o)          For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee have any obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make Servicing Advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the applicable Master Servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

(p)          Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer to lend money to (to the extent not secured, in whole or in part, by any Mortgaged Property, except, in the case of an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, any such indebtedness as to which the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions have been satisfied, which indebtedness may be secured by a lien on the related Mortgaged Property), accept deposits from and otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with any Mortgagor as though the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer was not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to modify or supersede the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 3.02          Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a)  Each of the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and the Serviced Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has an Anticipated Repayment Date, so long as the related Mortgagor is in compliance with each provision of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall not take any enforcement action with respect to the failure of the related Mortgagor to make any payment of Excess Interest, other than requests for collection, until the Maturity Date of the related Mortgage Loan or until the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion representing accrued Excess Interest) has been paid in full); provided, further, that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that it is obligated to service hereunder three (3) times during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan one additional time in such 24-month period so long as with respect to any of the foregoing waivers, no Advance or additional expense of the Trust has been incurred and remains unreimbursed to the Trust with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Any additional waivers during such 24-month period with respect to such Mortgage Loan may be made, subject to the Servicing Standard, only after the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, has, prior to the

 

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occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, given notice of a proposed waiver to the Directing Certificateholder and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder has consented to such additional waiver (provided that if such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within five (5) days of giving such notice, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver); provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive any Penalty Charge in accordance with the Servicing Standard without the consent of the Directing Certificateholder; provided, further, that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent rights with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the foregoing waivers.

 

(b)          (i)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement); provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with a workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on such Mortgage Loan (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates;

 

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fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

 

thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan to value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner required by the REMIC

 

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Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(ii)          Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates);

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

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sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)         Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(c)          To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the applicable Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)          In the event that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer receives Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, or receives notice from the related Mortgagor that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer will be receiving Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Trustee and

 

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Certificate Administrator two (2) Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure of the related Mortgagor to pay any such Excess Interest or prepayment penalty. The preceding statements shall not, however, be construed to limit the provisions of Section 3.02(a).

 

(e)          In connection with the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which the related Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining performance objectives, such as targeted debt service coverage levels or leasing criteria with respect to the Mortgaged Property as a whole or particular portions thereof, if the mortgagee has the discretion under the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to retain the cash or letter of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral if the relevant conditions to release are not satisfied, then the related Master Servicer may continue to hold such escrows or letters of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral or use such funds to reduce the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (to the extent the related Mortgage Loan documents allow such action), unless holding or application of such funds would otherwise be inconsistent with the Mortgage Loan documents or the Servicing Standard.

 

(f)          Promptly following the Closing Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the applicable Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the applicable Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The applicable Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03          Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.(a)  Each Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments received by it shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify respective interests of either noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only

 

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to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the applicable Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the applicable Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the applicable Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the related Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the applicable Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)          The applicable Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the applicable Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The applicable Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the applicable Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the applicable Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the applicable Master Servicer at the written direction of the applicable Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the applicable Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the applicable Master Servicer, in the case of all other such Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan, as applicable, that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use reasonable efforts consistent

 

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with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)          In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, the applicable Master Servicer 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 thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, 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 taxes and assessments, the applicable Master Servicer shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after such Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The applicable Special Servicer shall give the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which such Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; 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 applicable 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 once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The applicable Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the applicable Special Servicer, in which case such Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The applicable Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, such Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance. Within five (5) Business Days of making such a Servicing Advance, such Special Servicer shall deliver to the applicable Master Servicer request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in such Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as such Master Servicer may reasonably request, and such Master Servicer shall be obligated, out of such Master Servicer’s own funds, to reimburse such Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by such Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof), together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by such Special Servicer. Upon the applicable Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the applicable Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to such Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this

 

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Section 3.03, such Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as such Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, such Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time such Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the applicable Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse the applicable Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of such Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if such Master Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by such Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The applicable Master Servicer shall notify such Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall instead be reimbursed to such Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement.

 

Any request by a Special Servicer that the applicable Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by such Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and such Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination, provided that the determination shall not be binding on such Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the applicable Special Servicer shall report to the applicable Master Servicer if such Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by such Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Such Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, but such determination shall not be binding upon such Master Servicer, and shall in no way limit the ability of such Master Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the applicable Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the applicable Master Servicer shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans, related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If a Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. 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. In addition, the Master Servicers shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The

 

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Special Servicers shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the applicable Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but shall not be required unless directed by the applicable Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the applicable Master Servicer (or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be) 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 applicable Special Servicer has notified the applicable Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged 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 the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans). The applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for nonrecoverable servicing advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)          In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the applicable Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the applicable Special Servicer and then the applicable Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the applicable Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement 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. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the applicable Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the applicable Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the applicable Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that such Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s

 

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options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter such Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse such Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the applicable Master Servicer shall use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)          To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the applicable Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the applicable Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the applicable Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the applicable Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

Section 3.04          The Collection Accounts, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a)  Each Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, a Collection Account in which such Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis and in no event later than the second Business Day following receipt of available and properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, in each case, with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which it acts as Master Servicer:

 

(i)           all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

(ii)          all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Excess Interest, Prepayment Premiums, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

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(iii)         late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

 

(iv)        all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)         any amounts required to be transferred from the applicable REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)        any amounts required to be deposited by either Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in its Collection Account; and

 

(vii)       any amounts required to be deposited by either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, a Master Servicer need not deposit into its Collection Account any amount that such Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in such Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Accounts shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by such Master Servicer in its Collection Account. If either Master Servicer shall deposit in its Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from its Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the applicable Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

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Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the applicable Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the applicable Master Servicer for deposit into its Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 3.04(a). Any such amounts received by the applicable Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by such Special Servicer into its REO Account and remitted to the applicable Master Servicer for deposit into its Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the applicable Special Servicer, such Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the applicable Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to such Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Accounts may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the General Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the NCB Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Each Master Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than Holders of the Class V Certificates), (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class V Certificates), and (iii) the Excess Interest Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class V Certificates. Each Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit (x) in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans for which it acts as Master Servicer (in each case, calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date and (y) in the Excess Interest Distribution Account all Excess Interest for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account maintained by such Master Servicer after giving effect to withdrawals of funds pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator, all funds held in the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the related Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder. Funds in the Companion Distribution Account shall be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder. The Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan.

 

On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (1) first, the applicable Master Servicer shall withdraw from its Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable in respect of,

 

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the applicable Serviced Companion Loan prior to such date and deposit such amount in the Companion Distribution Account; provided, however, that in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) then, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). With respect to the Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan, in the event the Master Servicer has received written notice that an Other Servicer or Other Trustee has made an advance of a monthly debt service payment on a Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Master Servicer subsequently receives late collections in respect of such advanced payment, the Master Servicer shall remit to the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such late collections, the amount allocable to such Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, each Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)           any amounts required to be deposited by such Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

(ii)          any P&I Advances required to be made by such Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

(iii)         any Liquidation Proceeds paid by such Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the related Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)        any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)         any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

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have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a) hereof), the applicable Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(e), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by the Certificate Administrator, shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the

 

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Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $250,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account.  Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.  Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2017, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account.  Any such instruction shall be sent by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “WFCM 2015-C33 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund, either Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received.  On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicers and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Accounts (other than (i) any portion holding Excess Interest and (ii) the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of a Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and any portion of the Collection Accounts holding Excess Interest) (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Grantor Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class V Certificates; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of

 

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funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)          Prior to any Determination Date for the first Collection Period during which Excess Interest is received on any Mortgage Loan, and upon notification from either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02(d), the Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain the Excess Interest Distribution Account in its own name on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class V Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established and maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account). Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, each Master Servicer shall remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received by such Master Servicer prior to the Determination Date for the applicable Collection Period.

 

(d)          Following the distribution of Excess Interest to Holders of the Class V Certificates on the first Distribution Date after which there are no longer any Mortgage Loans outstanding which pursuant to their terms could pay Excess Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall terminate the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the applicable Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the applicable Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan in connection with such sale and remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(f)          Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)          [RESERVED].

 

(h)          [RESERVED].

 

(i)           If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement, the applicable Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more non-interest bearing accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that

 

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constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The applicable Special Servicer shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05          Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account. (a)  Each Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from its Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account) for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)          (A)  no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted by such Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); and (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans;

 

(ii)          (A)  to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Wells Fargo Bank, National Association if Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is no longer the General Master Servicer or NCB if NCB is no longer the NCB Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the applicable Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the applicable Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by such Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation

 

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Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, and then, from the AB Mortgage Loan) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the applicable Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)        to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the applicable Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in such Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer on deposit in such Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes

 

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a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(iv)        to reimburse the Trustee, the applicable Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the applicable Master Servicer’s, the applicable Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in such Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer on deposit in such Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(v)         to reimburse the Trustee, the applicable Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order) (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (with respect to such Companion Loan, only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect thereto), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be

 

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made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then from the AB Mortgage Loan and provided, further, that, in case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in such Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in such Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into such Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

(vi)        at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order) or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Sections 4.03(d) and 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole

 

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Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan);

 

(vii)       to reimburse itself, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)      in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)         to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer; provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first,

 

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from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)          to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in such Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to such Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the applicable Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

 

(xi)         to recoup any amounts deposited in such Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)        to pay itself, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related

 

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Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)       to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i) and 10.01(f) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Sections 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the applicable Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)       to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(xv)        to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties serviced by such Master Servicer for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)       to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)      to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

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(xviii)     to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)        to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xx)         so long as such Master Servicer has received notice of the applicable Uncovered Amount on or before the related Determination Date, to pay or reimburse the applicable Person for any Uncovered Amount in respect of the other Master Servicer’s Collection Account, any such Person’s right to payment or reimbursement for any such Uncovered Amount being limited to any general funds in the subject Master Servicer’s Collection Account that are not otherwise to be applied to make any of the payments or reimbursements contemplated to be made out of the subject Master Servicer’s Collection Account pursuant to any of clauses (i)-(xix) above or clause (xxii) below;

 

(xxi)        to clear and terminate such Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(xxii)       to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

Each Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from its Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Each Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and property by property basis when appropriate, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from its Collection Account.

 

Each Master Servicer shall pay to the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from its Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of such Special Servicer, or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The applicable Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and shall have no duty to re-calculate the amounts stated therein. The applicable Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the applicable Collection Account.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan, as applicable.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)           to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

 

(ii)          to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)         to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator Fee and the Trustee Fee, as applicable, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) hereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)         to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02 to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)          to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

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(vi)         to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC;

 

(vii)        to pay to the applicable Master Servicer any amounts deposited by such Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein;

 

(viii)       to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(ix)          termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j).

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)           to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)          to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)          [RESERVED].

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the Certificate Administrator Fee listed in Section 3.05(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), then the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and in the event that amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Sections 3.05(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v), and (a)(vi) then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the applicable Special Servicer, third to the applicable Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)          If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the applicable Special Servicer shall, promptly upon written direction from the applicable Master Servicer (provided that, (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, such Special Servicer shall have

 

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provided notice to such Master Servicer of the occurrence of such Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer with five Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date), transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to such Master Servicer for deposit into the applicable Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)           to reimburse the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)          to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

(iii)         to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)         following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)          On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clause (i) through (iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional trust fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

(h)          Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to a Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to a Collection Account pursuant to clause (iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to such Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

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(i)          The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06          Investment of Funds in the Collection Accounts and the REO Account. (a)  Each Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining its Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account (with respect to the General Master Servicer), or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), each Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining its REO Account (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Master Servicer), each Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in such Collection Account, such Companion Distribution Account, such Servicing Accounts, such Loss of Value Reserve Fund or such REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee shall have control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), each Master Servicer or each Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the applicable Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Master Servicer) or the applicable Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Special Servicer) shall:

 

(i)           consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

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Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)          Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the applicable Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the applicable Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the applicable Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the applicable Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). In the event that any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the applicable Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Master Servicer), the applicable Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for such Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account 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 Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and, with respect to the applicable Master Servicer, such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of such Master Servicer unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

(c)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the applicable Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

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Section 3.07          Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  Each Master Servicer (with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use its efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain, to the extent required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be). If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, each Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or each Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage, but only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates, as determined ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates to be made with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan)) by each Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or each Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by such Special Servicer; provided, however, that if any Mortgage permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, such Master Servicer or, with respect to REO Property, such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the closing of the Mortgage Loan, provided that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, a Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the applicable Special Servicer with ((i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the consent of the Directing Certificateholder) and only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. Each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the applicable Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, such

 

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Special Servicer shall maintain for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless such Special Servicer determines ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder) that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the applicable Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the applicable Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by a Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by such Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by a Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the applicable Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any

 

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Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no Master Servicer will be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and is currently available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, each Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions; provided that each Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions, (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) notify the applicable Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon such Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by such Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. If such Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, such Special Servicer shall notify the applicable Master Servicer and such Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. Each Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. Each Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of such Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, each Special Servicer shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. During the period that a Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Certificateholder, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor such Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure and such Master Servicer will not itself maintain such insurance or cause such insurance to be maintained.

 

(b)          (i)  If either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the

 

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individual policies otherwise required, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the applicable Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Each Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(i)          If either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. In the event either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid by such Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case such Master Servicer or such 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 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained, deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

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(c)          Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers 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 with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors or omissions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the long-term debt or the deposit obligations or claims paying ability of the applicable Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the applicable Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s, “A(low)” by DBRS (if rated by DBRS) and “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), the applicable Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the applicable Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to a fidelity bond and an “errors and omissions” insurance policy. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). Each Special Servicer and each Master Servicer will promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee copies of all binders and policies or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)          At the time the applicable Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), such Master Servicer will use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by such Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein), flood insurance in respect thereof, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, such Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)          During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall be located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the applicable Special Servicer will cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by such Special Servicer (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan or prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder) in accordance

 

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with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(f)          Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

Section 3.08          Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. (a)  As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

(i)           provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)          provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan and provided that the matter does not involve a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan) or the applicable Special Servicer (in any other case), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that (i)(A)  such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent of (x) in the case of such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, provided that such consent will be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by such Special Servicer) within fifteen (15) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days after the time period provided for in any related Intercreditor Agreement) of the applicable Special Servicer’s receipt from the applicable Master Servicer of such Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such waiver and all information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer and reasonably available to the applicable Master Servicer in order to make an informed decision with respect to such waiver and (y) in the case of the such Special Servicer, if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, which consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Certificateholder) ten (10) Business Days after

 

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the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of such Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver (or, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the written analysis prepared by such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer’s recommendation with respect to such waiver), together with such other information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent, (B) if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan and no related AB Control Appraisal Period shall have occurred and be continuing, such Special Servicer shall obtain the prior written consent of the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, to the extent required under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, and such holder’s consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by such holder) ten (10) Business Days after receipt by such holder of such Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver (or, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the written analysis prepared by such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer’s recommendation with respect to such waiver), together with such other information reasonably requested by such holder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent, to the extent required under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, such Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08(a) hereof, and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (y) and (z) of this subclause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), such Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or,

 

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with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee; provided that certain conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the applicable Special Servicer, with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), related Serviced Companion Loans, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied, or, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan which does not allow the mortgagee discretion in approving a transfer or assumption or does not allow for discretion in determining whether conditions to a transfer or assumption have been satisfied, the applicable Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as mortgagee of record, shall make such determination with respect to whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.08(a) that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision (without regard to the proviso in the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” or “Major Decision”, as applicable) with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall forward such request to the applicable Special Servicer and, unless the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer mutually agree that the applicable Master Servicer shall process such request, the applicable Special Servicer shall process such request and the applicable Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision.

 

(b)          As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

(i)           provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)          requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan and provided that the matter does not involve a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan) or the applicable Special Servicer (in any other case), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion

 

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Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i)(A) the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent of (x) in the case of such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, provided that such consent will be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by such Special Servicer) within fifteen (15) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days after the time period provided for in any related Intercreditor Agreement) of the applicable Special Servicer’s receipt from the applicable Master Servicer of such Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such waiver and all information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer and reasonably available to the applicable Master Servicer in order to make an informed decision with respect to such waiver and (y) in the case of such Special Servicer, if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, which consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Certificateholder) ten (10) Business Days after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of such Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver (or, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the written analysis prepared by such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer’s recommendation with respect to such waiver), together with such other information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent, (B) if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan and no related AB Control Appraisal Period shall have occurred and be continuing, such Special Servicer shall obtain the prior written consent of the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, to the extent required under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, and such holder’s consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by such holder) ten (10) Business Days after receipt by such holder of such Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver (or, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the written analysis prepared by such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer’s recommendation with respect to such waiver), together with such other information reasonably requested by such holder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent, to the extent required under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, such Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08(a) hereof, and (ii) such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans or (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) or (C) has a debt service coverage ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) or (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or

 

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(E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this subclause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the applicable Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the applicable Special Servicer shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the applicable Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee (provided that certain conditions are satisfied and there is no lender discretion with respect to the satisfaction of such conditions), then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the applicable Special Servicer, with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied, or, with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans which do not allow the mortgagee discretion in determining whether conditions are satisfied, the applicable Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall make such determination with respect to whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.08(b) that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision (without regard to the proviso in the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” or “Major Decision”, as applicable) with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall forward such request to the applicable Special Servicer and, unless the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer mutually agree that the applicable Master Servicer shall process such request, the applicable Special Servicer shall process such request and the applicable Master Servicer shall have no

 

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further obligation with respect to such request or such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision.

 

(c)          Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)          Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a) and (b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.25) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)          [RESERVED].

 

(f)          Each Master Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause without the consent of the applicable Special Servicer and each Special Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause relating to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or relating to any Specially Serviced Loan without ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), but prior to a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08 hereof). The Directing Certificateholder shall have ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice along with the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s recommendation and analysis with respect to such proposed waiver or proposed granting of consent and any additional information the Directing Certificateholder may reasonably request from such Special Servicer of a proposed waiver or consent under any “due on sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause in which to grant or withhold its consent (provided that if such Special Servicer fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within such period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver or consent).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and regardless of whether a particular NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan contains specific provisions regarding the incurrence of subordinate debt, or prohibits the incurrence of subordinate debt, or requires the consent of the mortgagee in order to incur subordinate debt, the NCB Master Servicer may, nevertheless, in accordance with the

 

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Servicing Standard, without the need to obtain any consent or approval hereunder (and without the need to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation), permit the related Mortgagor to incur subordinate debt if the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions have been met; provided that, subject to the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the NCB Master Servicer shall not waive any right it has, or grant any consent it is otherwise entitled to withhold, in accordance with any related “due-on-encumbrance” clause under any Mortgage Loan, pursuant to this paragraph, unless in any such case, all associated costs and expenses are covered without any expense to the Trust.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as applicable, makes a determination under Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b) hereof that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

Section 3.09          Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a)  Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the applicable Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the applicable Special Servicer. The applicable Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09, Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Certificateholders’ rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer shall not be required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless such Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to such Master Servicer for such Servicing Advance, and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the applicable Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the applicable Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make a bid on any Mortgaged

 

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Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such bids to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of bidding at foreclosure or otherwise, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by such Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)          No Special Servicer shall acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

(i)           such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by such Special Servicer; or

 

(ii)          such Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, 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 CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the applicable Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, 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 Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, 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

 

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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 Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the applicable Master Servicer from its Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the applicable Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the applicable Master Servicer and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the applicable Special Servicer (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

(d)          If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 4 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the applicable Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or with respect to any AB Mortgage Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an AB Control Appraisal Period, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged

 

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Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the applicable Special Servicer shall have notified the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and ((A) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have posted such notice of the applicable Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights shall have consented or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)          Each Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Master Servicers and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by such Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

(f)          Each Special Servicer shall notify the applicable Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide such Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and such Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and such Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to such Master Servicer by such Special Servicer. Upon request, the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)          Each Special Servicer shall have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

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(h)          Each Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) and the applicable Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

Section 3.10          Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a)  Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the applicable Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the applicable Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to a Collection Account.

 

(b)          From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the applicable Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

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(c)          Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the applicable Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the applicable Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The applicable Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee shall not be required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

(d)          If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11          Servicing Compensation. (a)  As compensation for its activities hereunder, the applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). Each Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any applicable Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and

 

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REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a).

 

Except as set forth in the following sentence, the fourth paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the applicable Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the applicable Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Each Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain, and shall not be required to deposit in its Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan for which it acts as Master Servicer: (i) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement); provided that with respect to such transactions, the consent of and/or processing by the applicable Special Servicer is not required to take such action and, in the event that such Special Servicer’s consent is required (including, without limitation, a modification, waiver, extension or amendment processed by the applicable Special Servicer), then such Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such fees, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received on any Mortgage Loans for which such Master Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (whether or not the consent of the Special Servicer is required) and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees in connection with a defeasance that the applicable Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement); (iii) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement), provided the consent of the applicable Special Servicer is not required to take such actions; and (iv) 50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application fees and defeasance fees), pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 on any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) for which the applicable Special Servicer’s consent or approval is required (including, without limitation, an assumption, waiver, consent or other action processed by the applicable Special Servicer) and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan have been paid. In addition, the applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Specially Serviced Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements or demands and other customary charges, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds and reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the

 

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extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in its Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the applicable Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in its Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in its Servicing Accounts which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor, and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excesses and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which it acts as Master Servicer, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments. The applicable Master Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of its Collection Account and the applicable Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and National Cooperative Bank, N.A. may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan) for which it acts as Master Servicer; provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of such Master Servicer, all or any portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The applicable Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent such Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as General Master Servicer, or National Cooperative Bank, N.A. as NCB Master Servicer, as applicable, hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

(b)          As compensation for its activities hereunder, each Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). 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 or REO

 

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Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, 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 with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). 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 applicable Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. No Special Servicer shall be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)          Additional servicing compensation in the form of (i) 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of assumption fees and other similar fees received with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items on any Mortgage Loans for which the applicable Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction, (iii) 100% of waiver, consent and earnout fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor on Specially Serviced Loans, and (iv) 50% of all Excess Modification Fees and assumption and consent fees pursuant to Section 3.08 or Section 3.18 received with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans and 50% of all earnout fees received with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement), and, in all cases, for which the applicable Special Servicer’s processing, consent or approval is required, shall be promptly paid to such Special Servicer by the applicable Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by the Mortgagor and shall not be required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a). Subject to Section 3.11(d), each Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d) and (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, each Special Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor. Each Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the applicable Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount; provided, further, however, that in the event the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the applicable Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that

 

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would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the applicable Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) equal to $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to the Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such 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 Loan. No Special Servicer shall be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If a Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If a 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 determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by such Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time such Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments. The successor special servicer will not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. No Special Servicer will be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee will be payable with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the applicable 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). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the applicable 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 Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), each Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. Each Special Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the applicable Collection Account or the REO 

 

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Account, and the applicable Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(d)          In determining the compensation of the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) hereof (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the applicable Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the applicable Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the applicable Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall be distributed between the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on such Master Servicer’s and such Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

(e)          With respect to each Distribution Date, each Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the applicable Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day following the Determination Date, and such Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the related Remittance Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the applicable Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the applicable Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any,

 

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with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(f)          Each Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(g)          Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit JJ hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicers in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. Each Master Servicer shall withdraw from its Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in its Collection Account.

 

Section 3.12          Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements. (a)  Each Master Servicer shall perform (at its own expense), or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or a Specially Serviced Loan) for which it acts as Master Servicer with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2017 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2018); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the applicable Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, such Master Servicer will not be required to perform, or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan. The cost of such inspection by a Special Servicer pursuant to the second proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an expense of the Trust, and, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Penalty Charges actually received from the related Mortgagor and then from the applicable Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, such cost shall be payable, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the AB Mortgage Loan (provided that, with respect

 

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to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy at the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection and (v) photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The applicable Special Servicer and the applicable Master Servicer shall promptly following preparation deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by such Special Servicer and such Master Servicer, respectively, to the other party, to the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan). Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by such Special Servicer and such Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for review by Privileged Persons. In respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Certificateholder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice).

 

(b)          Each Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and each Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan shall make reasonable efforts to collect promptly and review from each related Mortgagor under Mortgage Loans for which it acts as Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan) documents for which Mortgage Loan it acts as Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. The applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the

 

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Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the applicable Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The applicable Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the applicable Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Depositor, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year commencing 2017. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver copies of all the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c).

 

In addition, the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans that are not, and REO Properties that do not relate to, Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Property for which it acts as Master Servicer or Special Servicer:

 

(i)          Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending June 30, 2016, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report 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 Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report 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 Serviced Mortgage Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan), the applicable Special Servicer, and the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post all such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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(ii)          Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an annual operating statement (if and to the extent any such information is in the form of normalized year-end financial statements that have been based on a minimum number of months of operating results as recommended by CREFC® in the instructions to the CREFC® guidelines) for each calendar year commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2016, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the applicable Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and the related operating statements or rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan), the applicable Special Servicer, and the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post all such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(c)          At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, each Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the applicable Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Certificateholder, any Excluded Loans) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the applicable Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the applicable Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the applicable Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)          Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date beginning April 2016, each Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which it acts as Master Servicer: (A) to the extent such Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and

 

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the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the applicable Special Servicer and the applicable Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent received from the applicable Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date beginning April 2016, the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the applicable Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning April 2016, the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the applicable Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the applicable Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

(e)          Each Special Servicer shall deliver to the applicable Master Servicer the reports and information required of such Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(d). Such Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(d). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the applicable Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the applicable Master Servicer shall have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the applicable Special Servicer, and the applicable Master Servicer shall not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(d) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any

 

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provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. A Master Servicer and a Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. A Master Servicer or a Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)          Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer is required to deliver any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) making such statement, report or information available on such Master Servicer’s website (with respect to items delivered by such Master Servicer) or the Certificate Administrator’s Website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer shall deliver any required statements, reports or other information to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13          Access to Certain Information. (a)  Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

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The failure of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicers and Special Servicers may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interest of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the next succeeding paragraph, upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or forward electronically) or make available at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls (or, with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedules) and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as the case may be) obtained by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)           The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

(A)          the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Offered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)          this Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto;

 

(C)          any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date;

 

(D)          the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto; and

 

(E)          the CREFC® Loan Setup File provided by the applicable Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)          the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)          any reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K and 8-K that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system;

 

(iii)         The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)          all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02;

 

(B)          the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, the CREFC® Financial File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without

 

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limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

 

(C)          all Operating Advisor Annual Reports provided by the Operating Advisor to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(iv)         The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)          summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period, summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan, and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)          all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a); and

 

(C)          any Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(v)          The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)          any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)          any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)          any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

(D)          any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(E)          any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.01;

 

(F)          any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

(G)          any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

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(H)          any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)           any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)           any notice of resignation or termination of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(K)          any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)          any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)          any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate a Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

(N)          any notice of recommendation of termination of a Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)          any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred;

 

(P)           any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(Q)          any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(R)          any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator; and

 

(S)          any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(T)          any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(U)          any Proposed Course of Action Notice;

 

(vi)         the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a); and

 

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(vii)       solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b).

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (vii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party shall only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Commission filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form (or, solely with respect to the applicable Master Servicer, in electronic form) of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be entitled to access all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). In the event the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the

 

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applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible at a later time, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively assume that the Directing Certificateholder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33.

 

Each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives

 

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access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliate involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in the Asset Status Report or the Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)          The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2016-C33” 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 if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)           any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

(ii)          any Asset Status Report delivered by the applicable Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)         any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

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(iv)        any environmental reports delivered by the applicable Special Servicer under Section 3.09(c);

 

(v)         any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)        any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or 11.10;

 

(vii)       any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)      any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the applicable Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)         copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(x)          any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

(xi)         any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)        any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(xiii)       any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)       any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)        any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)       any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)      any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any

 

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applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(f);

 

(xviii)        any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17, Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)          any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt unless such information is received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, in which case, it shall be posted by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, 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, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “WFCM 2016-C33” in the subject line).

 

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2016-C33” 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.

 

(d)          Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator at the direction of the Depositor to third parties (including Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc. and Thomson Reuters Corporation) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3 hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(e)          Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (in the case of deliveries to a Rating Agency, only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s website, such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(e) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may

 

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provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(f)          The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor 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 in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify 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 Section 3.13(c).

 

(g)          The Special Servicers, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Certificateholder (other than, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

 

(h)          None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the applicable Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the applicable Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or

 

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NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the applicable Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the applicable Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the applicable Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, servicing operations in general; provided that such Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans, to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with respect to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered under this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 3.13(h).

 

(i)          The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any other party hereto shall not be additional expenses of the Trust, but shall be borne by the applicable party hereto.

 

Section 3.14          Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a)  If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose) and thus becomes REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. Each Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless such Special Servicer either (i) applies for a qualifying extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then applicable REMIC Provisions) and such extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. If the applicable Special Servicer

 

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is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by a Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

(b)          Each Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the applicable Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The applicable Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The applicable Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the applicable Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(c)          The applicable Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On or prior to each Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the applicable Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the applicable Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the most recently ended Collection Period, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to each Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the applicable Special Servicer shall provide the applicable Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to such Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, as applicable, on such date. Such Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by such Special Servicer on the Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) for the related Distribution Date.

 

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(d)          The applicable Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15          Management of REO Property. (a)  If title to any REO Property is acquired, the applicable Special Servicer shall manage, consent, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the applicable Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the applicable Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the applicable Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the applicable Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the applicable REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

(i)           all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

(ii)          all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

(iii)         any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

(iv)         all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the applicable Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the

 

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applicable Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and (in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, and prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Special Servicer shall not:

 

(i)           permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the 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 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)         Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the applicable Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the applicable Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)          Each Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

(i)           the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

(ii)          the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

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operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the applicable Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

(iv)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the applicable Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

(v)         each Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Each Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the applicable Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)         When and as necessary, each Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the applicable Master Servicer a statement prepared by such Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Sections 3.15(a) and 3.15(b).

 

Section 3.16          Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties.(a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the applicable Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, such Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The applicable Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard including, without limitation, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy; provided that the applicable Special Servicer shall promptly notify the applicable Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)          If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) or the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) shall promptly notify in writing the

 

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other, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)         If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the applicable Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan in such manner as will be reasonably likely to maximize the value of the Defaulted Loan on a net present value basis, if and when the applicable Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder. In the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders. Each Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (other than in respect of any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, the applicable Special Servicer may purchase the Defaulted Loan for the Purchase Price or may accept the first cash offer received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan.

 

(iv)         (A)  In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the applicable Special Servicer for such price), the applicable Special Servicer shall solicit offers and, subject to subclause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by such Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior 9 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the

 

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Trustee may not be an offeror), the Trustee shall determine whether the offer constitutes a fair price unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received. Absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (x) it is the highest offer received and (y) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance by the applicable Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee must (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. The applicable Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the applicable Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(B)          The applicable Special Servicer will not be obligated to accept the highest offer if such Special Servicer determines (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (unless a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender). In

 

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addition, the applicable Special Servicer may accept a lower offer from any Person other than an Affiliate of such Special Servicer if it determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the applicable Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of such Special Servicer. The applicable Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

(v)          Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the applicable Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the applicable Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)          (i)  (A)  The applicable Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The applicable Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the applicable Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. Each Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the applicable Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and, in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan and prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the Purchase Price and its intention to (i) purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor or (ii) sell any REO Property, in which case such Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the applicable Master Servicer, an Affiliate of such Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or an Affiliate of such Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

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(A)          In the absence of any such offer as set forth in subclause (A) above, the applicable Special Servicer shall, subject to subclause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by such Special Servicer, if the highest bidder is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest bidder is an Interested Person unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received; provided, however, that absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(B)          No Special Servicer shall be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if such Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, such Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the applicable Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of such Special Servicer.

 

(C)          In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees and costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the applicable Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the applicable Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining

 

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whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

(ii)          Subject to the Servicing Standard, the applicable Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor nor the Trustee shall have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(c)          Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

(d)          With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the applicable Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the applicable Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to such Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for a Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the applicable Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the applicable Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably

 

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requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the applicable Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the applicable Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the applicable Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)          (i)  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each applicable Serviced Whole Loan will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

 

(ii)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(g)          In the event the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither such Master Servicer nor such Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

Section 3.17          Additional Obligations of Master Servicers and Special Servicers. (a)  Each Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments with respect to Mortgage Loans for which it acts as Master Servicer (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. Each Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(b)          Each Master Servicer or each Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each applicable Companion Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)          Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof); provided, however, that if, at any time the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as

 

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applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one-month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, which shall mean that (i) the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion that waiting fifteen (15) days after such a notice could jeopardize its ability to recover such Nonrecoverable Advance, (ii) changed circumstances or new or different information becomes known to the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that could affect or cause a determination of whether any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance or whether to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the determination in clause (i) above, or (iii) in the case of the applicable Master Servicer, it has not timely received from the Trustee information required by the applicable Master Servicer to determine whether to defer reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance. If any of the circumstances described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence apply, the applicable Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, shall give the 17g-5 Information Provider a notice for posting of the anticipated reimbursement as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding or second preceding sentence shall in no way affect the applicable Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or right to obtain such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v). The applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have no liability for any loss, liability or expenses resulting from any notice provided to the Rating Agencies contemplated by this Section 3.17(c).

 

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under this section or to comply with the terms of this section and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines, in its sole discretion, to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances immediately instead of deferring such reimbursement, then such Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or

 

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more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The applicable Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of such Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over such Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement shall have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by this section or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election, nor shall such election constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or any duty under this Agreement. Neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any liability whatsoever for making an election, or refraining from making an election, that is authorized under this Section 3.17(c).

 

No determination by a Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to exercise its sole option to defer the reimbursement of Advances and/or interest thereon under this section shall be construed as an agreement by the applicable Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to subordinate (in respect of realizing losses), to any Class of Certificates, such party’s right to such reimbursement during such period of deferral.

 

With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(d)          With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

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such modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement, and such amendment or modification shall be a Reportable Event.

 

Section 3.18          Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a)  Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(m) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder (including, without limitation, the applicable Special Servicer’s consent rights pursuant to this subsection Section 3.18(a) with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Major Decision) and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, as applicable, to advise or consult with the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) and provided that the matter does not involve a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or Companion Loan (if any such action constitutes a Major Decision) without the prior written consent of the applicable Special Servicer (it being understood that such Master Servicer will promptly provide such Special Servicer with notice of any request for such modification, waiver or amendment, such Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis, and all information reasonably available to such Master Servicer that may be reasonably requested by such Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent); provided that such consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by such Special Servicer) within fifteen (15) Business Days of the applicable Special Servicer’s receipt from such Master Servicer of the applicable Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such modification, waiver or amendment and all information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer and reasonably available to the applicable Master Servicer in order to make an informed decision with respect to such modification, waiver or amendment; and provided, further, that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, the applicable Master Servicer shall (1) provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.11(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, ((i) prior to the occurrence and

 

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continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08 hereof) (which consent or consultation shall be coordinated through the applicable Special Servicer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the applicable Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the applicable Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection Section 3.18(a) if any such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision, the applicable Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of the applicable Special Servicer, may modify or amend the terms of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Certificateholder, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25)) and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision (without regard to the proviso in the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” or “Major Decision”, as applicable) with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is not a Specially

 

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Serviced Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall forward such request to the applicable Special Servicer and, unless the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer mutually agree that the applicable Master Servicer shall process such request, the applicable Special Servicer shall process such request and the applicable Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision.

 

(b)          If the applicable Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the applicable Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of such Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater (or equivalent) recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the applicable Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (x) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (y) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder) as provided in Section 6.08; provided that with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the approval of the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will be required to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement and the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights regarding the matter; and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder or with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with mezzanine debt, the rights of the related mezzanine lender, to advise or consult with the applicable Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, as applicable; provided that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the applicable Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the applicable Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

 

The applicable Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and, ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

(c)          Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by any Master Servicer or any Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

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(d)          To the extent consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the first sentence of Section 3.18(a), and Section 6.08), the applicable Master Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and Section 3.18 and subject to the applicable Special Servicer’s consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision) or the applicable Special Servicer may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause (x) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for purposes of the Code or (y) any Trust REMIC to be subject to any tax under the REMIC Provisions. In making this determination, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)          Subject to Section 3.18(c), the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(f)          All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)          With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof, the applicable Special Servicer shall notify the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating

 

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Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event), the Directing Certificateholder (other than (i) following the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) with respect to any Excluded Loan), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof, the applicable Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver or amendment to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer (and such Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, forward such notice to the Directing Certificateholder), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the applicable Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the applicable Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. Following receipt of the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver or amendment to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class R or Class V Certificates). With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring additional debt or mezzanine debt, the applicable Special Servicer (if such Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the applicable Master Servicer (if such Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such additional debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as the case may be, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of additional debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt. In the

 

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event that either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and such Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit KK shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)          The applicable Master Servicer shall process all defeasance transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and such Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the applicable Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the applicable Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the applicable Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U hereto for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date

 

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Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans a, and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)          Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the applicable Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the applicable Master Servicer reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the applicable Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable or Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the applicable Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(j)          If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the applicable Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by such Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by such Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the applicable Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged

 

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Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds” and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the applicable Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans a by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to five percent (5%) of the then-aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

(l)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral, the applicable Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to such Special Servicer and the applicable Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(m)          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3.18 or Section 3.08, but subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer may with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without any Directing Certificateholder approval, Rating Agency Confirmation or the applicable Special Servicer’s approval (provided that such Master Servicer delivers notice thereof to such Special Servicer after completion (and such Special Servicer shall promptly, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and other than in respect of any Excluded Loan or any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, deliver notice thereof to the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent that such Special Servicer or the Directing Certificateholder, as the case may be, notifies such Master Servicer that such party does not desire to receive copies of such items), (i) grant waivers of non-material covenant defaults (other than financial covenants), including late financial statements; (ii) consent to releases of non-material, non-income producing parcels of a Mortgaged Property that do not materially affect the use or value of the Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as and when due provided such releases are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents and there is no lender discretion permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents; (iii) approve or consent to

 

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grants of easements or rights of way for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose or subordinations of the lien of Mortgage Loans to easements that (with respect to any of the foregoing) do not materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make any payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan; (iv) grant other routine approvals, including the granting of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements and leasing consents that affect less than the lesser of (a) 30% of the net rentable area of the Mortgaged Property or (b) 30,000 square feet; (v) (other than in respect of hospitality properties) consent to actions related to condemnation of non-material, non-income producing parcels of the Mortgaged Property that do not materially affect the use or value of the Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan when due; (vi) consent to a change in property management relating to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan with respect to (A) Mortgage Loans (including any related Companion Loans but other than NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans) with an outstanding principal balance of equal to or less than $2,500,000 and where the successor property manager is not affiliated with the related Mortgagor or (B) NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans (and in the case of this subclause (B), subject to Section 3.18(k)); (vii) except for any annual budget approval that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision with respect to a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, approve annual operating budgets; (viii) approve annual budgets to operate a residential cooperative Mortgaged Property; (ix) with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, consent to the related Mortgagor incurring subordinate debt secured by the related Mortgaged Property, subject to the satisfaction of the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions with respect to such subordinate debt; and (x) consent to (A) any releases or reductions of or withdrawals from (as applicable) any letters of credit, reserve funds or other additional collateral with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan or (B) any releases or reductions of or withdrawals from (as applicable) any letters of credit, reserve funds or other additional collateral with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan other than an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan where the release or reduction of or withdrawal from (as applicable) the applicable letter of credit, reserve funds or additional collateral is not considered a Special Servicer Decision under clause (c) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”; provided that (w) any such action would not in any way affect a payment term of the Certificates, (x) any such action would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Trust to the extent not reimbursed or paid by the related Mortgagor), to the extent requesting such opinion is consistent with the Servicing Standard), (y) agreeing to such action would be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (z) agreeing to such action would not violate the terms, provisions or limitations of this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement. The foregoing is intended to be an itemization of actions each Master Servicer may take without having to obtain the approval of any other party and is not intended to limit the responsibilities of the Master Servicers hereunder.

 

Section 3.19          Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicers and Special Servicers; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a)  Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly give notice to the applicable Master Servicer or the

 

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applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder thereof, and the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the applicable Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The applicable Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the applicable Special Servicer with all documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the applicable Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to such Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the applicable Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. Such Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (viii), (ix) or (x) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the applicable Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when such Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until such Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The applicable Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event or (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the applicable Master Servicer to the applicable Special Servicer, or by the applicable Special Servicer to the applicable Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. Prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the applicable Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the applicable Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred) and ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the applicable Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the applicable Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of such Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

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(b)          In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the applicable Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the applicable Master Servicer), and provide the applicable Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the applicable Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the applicable Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable such Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require such Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)          No later than sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable, and the related Mortgaged Property to the applicable Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (but only in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than (A) any Excluded Loan or (B) any AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, and in any event prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, only after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the related Companion Holder or, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the applicable master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold; the applicable Special Servicer shall also deliver a summary of each Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post the summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the applicable Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

(i)           a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)          a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the applicable 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 Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

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(iii)         the most current rent roll (or with respect to NCB Co-op Mortgage Loans, maintenance schedule), and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)         (A) applicable 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 workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the applicable Master Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the applicable Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

(v)          the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)         a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

(vii)        the decision that the applicable Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth such Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)       an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the applicable Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)         the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the applicable Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

(x)          such other information as the applicable Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

If within ten (10) Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Directing Certificateholder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing or if the applicable Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Certificateholder (communicated to the applicable Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders), such 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, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and

 

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continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the applicable Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, such Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and, in the case of an AB Whole Loan, only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), the Operating Advisor (but only after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the applicable Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Certificateholder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the applicable Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders; provided that, if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the applicable Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The applicable Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the applicable Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded Loan which includes a Major Decision and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the applicable Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the applicable Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the applicable Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, or (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or (c) expose the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the applicable

 

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Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the applicable Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing (or, with respect to the AB Whole Loan, if both a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and an AB Control Appraisal Period is in effect), the applicable Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder). The Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the applicable Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Control Eligible Certificates), as a collective whole. The applicable Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder) in connection with the applicable Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report. The applicable Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder), to the extent the applicable Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Certificateholder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Companion Loan)).

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, each of the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any Excluded Loan) and the Operating Advisor shall consult with the applicable Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the applicable Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the applicable Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The applicable Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall prepare an Asset Status Report for any Serviced AB Whole Loan, upon it becoming a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, but the Directing Certificateholder will have no approval rights over any such Asset Status Report, and the consent or approval rights with respect to such Asset Status Report shall be as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)          (i)  Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (iv) or (x) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the applicable Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the applicable Special Servicer with all information relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by such Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The applicable Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

(ii)          After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (iv) or (x) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the applicable Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

(f)          Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Excluded Loan), the applicable Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to an AB Mortgage Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period (to the extent approved by the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), to the Directing Certificateholder). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, if, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the applicable Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the applicable Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the applicable Special Servicer prior

 

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to such 20th Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the applicable Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The applicable Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The applicable Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

(g)          No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require a Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20          Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a)  Each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 hereof under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g) hereof); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers or Special Servicers, as applicable, any successor master servicer or successor special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) hereof and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer

 

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any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust except through the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, if and only to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.04; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision without the consent of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be granted except in accordance with Section 6.08); (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party and (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable Grace Period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the applicable master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to. Any successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the applicable predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (subject to Section 3.20(g) hereof). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by a Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments thereto and modifications thereof, entered into by it, in each case promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the applicable Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of such Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the applicable Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by such Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such

 

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Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were such Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between such Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, each Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Depositor (and such Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that a Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)          Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the applicable Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each of its Sub-Servicers under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the applicable Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI hereof. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The applicable Master Servicer shall have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it at any time it considers removal to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(d)          In the event the Trustee or its designee becomes a successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of a Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in Article XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the applicable Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering

 

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the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the applicable Master Servicer shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)          The Trustee, upon the request of the applicable Master Servicer, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)          Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, in the event the Trustee or any other Person becomes a successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the applicable Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the applicable Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)          With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with either Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Special Servicer shall enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement which provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent necessary for the applicable Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

Section 3.21          Interest Reserve Account.

 

(a)          On the P&I Advance Date occurring in each February and in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest

 

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on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive February and January pursuant to clause (i), “Withheld Amounts”).

 

(b)          On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22          Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicers and Special Servicers. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder and (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to a Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23          Controlling Class Certificateholders and Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder. (a)  Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit NN attached hereto, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the General Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder, any successor directing certificateholder shall also deliver a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or such Directing Certificateholder shall have notified the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. In the event that (i) the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class.

 

(c)          Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(d)          In the event that no Directing Certificateholder has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers, as applicable, and the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder is identified to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Certificateholder as the case may be.

 

(e)          Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicers and, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder as reflected in the Certificate Register, including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, Rialto CMBS IX, LLC shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs.

 

Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(f)          If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

(g)          Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class; (iv) the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder for having so acted.

 

(h)          (i) All requirements of each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Certificateholder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)          Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder, and any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

(j)          With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(k)          The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class within two (2) Business Days of a request from the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)           At any time that the Controlling Class Certificateholder is the holder of a majority of the Class F Certificates and the Class F Certificates are the Controlling Class, it may waive its right (a) to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and (b) to exercise any of the Directing Certificateholder’s rights under this Agreement by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (which shall be via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers and the Operating Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during such time as a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in existence solely as a result of the operation of clause (ii) of the definition of Control Termination Event and clause (ii) of the definition of Consultation Termination Event, such Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to no longer be in existence and have not occurred with respect to any unaffiliated third party to whom the Controlling Class Certificateholder that irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder has sold or transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Class F Certificates if such unaffiliated third party holds the majority of the Controlling Class after giving effect to such transfer (the “Non-Waiving Successor”). Following any such sale or transfer, the Non-Waiving Successor shall again have the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder as set forth herein (including the rights to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or cause the exercise of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder) without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to irrevocably waive its right to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. No Non-Waiving Successor described above shall have any consent rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the sale or transfer of the Class F Certificates to the Non-Waiving Successor and had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such sale or transfer until such time as such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

(m)         Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of this Agreement the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event or (ii) any Consultation Termination Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated, the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

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In the event that a Control Termination Event has occurred due to a reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a) hereof) to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof.”

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by a Class F Certificateholder, who has become the Controlling Class Certificateholder, of its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by the Controlling Class Certificateholder of its rights as Controlling Class Certificateholder.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event of any transfer of a Class F Certificate, and upon notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit NN that results in a termination of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event, such “special notice” shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class Certificates to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.”

 

With respect to any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of such Excluded Loan and Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to an Excluded Loan.

 

Section 3.24          Intercreditor Agreements. (a)  Each of the Master Servicers and Special Servicers acknowledges and agrees that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan, and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicers and Special Servicers agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, or a

 

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Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicers and Special Servicers acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein. Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers further acknowledges and agrees that any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to replace the applicable Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, to the extent provided for herein and in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(b)          Neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither such Master Servicer nor such Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

(c)          No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially expand the scope of the applicable Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the applicable Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

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(d)          With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the applicable Special Servicer shall be required (1) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (2) to consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the applicable Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the applicable Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, such Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, such Special Servicer may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if such Special Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the

 

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related Companion Holder. In no event shall the applicable Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)          In addition to the consultation rights of the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Companion Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be) annual meetings with the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer at the offices of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)          With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the applicable Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of such Master Servicer.

 

Section 3.25          Rating Agency Confirmation. (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, 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 Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again. The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party may, but shall not be obligated to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.10(d).

 

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable

 

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Special Servicer, as the case may be, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) it has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or a special servicer on a transaction-level basis on a transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) DBRS has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if DBRS is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicers, Special Servicers, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining or to make a determination with respect to such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

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(c)          For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

Section 3.26          The Operating Advisor. (a)  The Operating Advisor shall promptly review (i) all information made available to Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (A) that relates to any Specially Serviced Loan, and (B) that is contained in the CREFC® Servicer Watch List prepared by the applicable Master Servicer and (ii) each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the applicable Special Servicer.

 

(b)          The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the applicable Special Servicer or Directing Certificateholder in connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report), subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          (i)  After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, based on the Operating Advisor’s review of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) delivered to the Operating Advisor by such Special Servicer, including each Asset Status Report delivered during the prior calendar year, the Operating Advisor shall (if any Mortgage Loans were Specially Serviced Loans during the prior calendar year) deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider within one hundred-twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year for which a Control Termination Event was continuing as of December 31, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth the Operating Advisor’s assessment of the applicable Special Servicer’s performance of its duties under this Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “platform-level basis” with respect to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans that the applicable Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement; provided, further, however, that in the event the applicable Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to such Special Servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Operating Advisor Annual Report will be permitted to include an assessment of the applicable Special Servicer’s performance in respect of such Serviced AB Whole Loan until after the occurrence and during the continuance of an AB Control

 

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Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.26(c) hereof, each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the applicable Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the applicable Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the applicable Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “platform-level basis” refers to the applicable Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans, taking into account the applicable Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the applicable Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and such Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be required from the Operating Advisor with respect to any calendar year as to which no Asset Status Report was prepared by the Special Servicer in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

(ii)          In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

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a Control Termination Event and a related AB Control Appraisal Period), the applicable Special Servicer will forward any Appraisal Reduction Amount and net present value calculations used in the applicable Special Servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor after such calculations have been finalized. The Operating Advisor shall review such calculations but shall not opine on or take any affirmative action with respect to such Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and/or net present value calculations.

 

(e)          (i)  After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, and with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event and an AB Control Appraisal Period, after the calculation but prior to the utilization by the applicable Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv), the applicable Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)          In connection with this Section 3.26(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as calculated by the applicable Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and applicable Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The applicable Master Servicer shall cooperate with such Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in such Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by such Master Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the applicable Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the applicable Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply.

 

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occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event (except with respect to any Excluded Loan) and a related AB Control Appraisal Period.

 

(f)          [RESERVED].

 

(g)         The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the applicable Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and other than any Excluded Loan) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

(h)         Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07(a).

 

(i)          As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Remittance Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan (excluding each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Companion Loan) and each REO Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed.

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or 6.04(b) hereof, such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor operating advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii) of this

 

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Agreement, but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates has not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation rights in its capacity as operating advisor with respect to: (i) any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property or (ii) any AB Mortgage Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of both an AB Control Appraisal Period and a Control Termination Event; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(j)          After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of at least 75% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately replace the Operating Advisor with the replacement Operating Advisor.

 

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Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the applicable Special Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (only if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), any Companion Loan holder and the Certificateholders.

 

(l)          The holders of certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Trustee of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by certificateholders, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)          Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)          The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder, if applicable, and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and

 

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expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)          In the event there are no Classes of Certificates outstanding other than the Control Eligible Certificates, the Class V Certificates and the Class R Certificates, then all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor shall terminate without payment of any termination fee (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). In connection with any termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(o), no successor operating advisor shall be appointed. Upon receipt of written notice of such acts by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall provide the Operating Advisor with prompt notice upon its termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(o).

 

(p)          In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(q)          The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty to any particular class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)          Neither the Operating Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker-dealer Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor if the Operating Advisor and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Operating Advisor and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

(s)          The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(n) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

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(t)          The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 3.26(t); provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

Section 3.27          Companion Paying Agent. (a)  With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the applicable Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)          No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)          In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

(d)          This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

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each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Serviced Companion Noteholders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Serviced Companion Noteholder. The initial Serviced Companion Noteholders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S hereto. In the event a Serviced Companion Noteholder transfers a Serviced Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Serviced Companion Loan and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of any Serviced Companion Noteholder to any party hereto or any successor Serviced Companion Noteholder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Serviced Companion Noteholder with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29          Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a)  In the event that any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)          If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the applicable Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the applicable Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)          In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)          In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan

 

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pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the applicable Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The applicable Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)          With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, or the applicable Special Servicer, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)          With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)          With respect to each Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, but in any event excluding any documents known to such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian to contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(h)          With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan, any “Major Decision” pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition of such term shall be processed by the Special Servicer in the same manner that the Special Servicer is required to process any Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan serviced under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.08 and irrespective of the fact that such Mortgage Loan is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Major Decision described in the preceding sentence, the applicable Master Servicer shall forward such request to the applicable Special Servicer. With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a WFB Mortgage Loan, any “Major Decision” pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition of such term shall be processed by the applicable Master Servicer but the applicable Special Servicer shall retain its consent rights as those rights are described under Section 6.08(a), irrespective of the fact that such Mortgage Loan is a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

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(i)          During the period from and after a Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited into an Other Securitization, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date the General Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement the following reports and data files with respect to such Sanofi Office Complex Pari Passu Companion Loan: (A) to the extent the General Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) the CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first “distribution date” (or analogous term) as defined in the related Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the General Special Servicer and the General Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (E) a CREFC® Financial File, (F) a CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) a CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) a CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the General Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the General Special Servicer. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the General Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the General Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due. In addition, the General Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Sanofi Office Complex Pooling and Servicing Agreement any and all other reports required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof to the extent related to such Sanofi Office Complex Pari Pass Companion Loan.

 

Section 3.30          [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.31          [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.32          Litigation Control. (a)  With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any Serviced Companion Loan or any related REO Loan or related REO Property, the applicable Special Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, direct, manage, prosecute and/or defend any action brought by a Mortgagor, guarantor, or other obligor on the related Note or any Affiliates thereof (each a “Borrower-Related Party”) against the Trust, the applicable Master Servicer and/or the applicable Special Servicer or any predecessor master servicer or special servicer, and represent the interests of the Trust in any litigation relating to the rights and obligations of the Trust, or of the Mortgagor or other Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or other collateral securing such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole

 

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Loan), or otherwise with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents (“Trust-Related Litigation”). In the event that the applicable Master Servicer is named in any Trust-Related Litigation but the applicable Special Servicer is not named in such Trust-Related Litigation (regardless of whether the Trust is named in such Trust-Related Litigation), such Master Servicer shall notify such Special Servicer of such litigation as soon as practicable but in any event no later than within ten (10) Business Days of such Master Servicer receiving service of such Trust-Related Litigation.

 

(b)          To the extent the applicable Master Servicer is named in the Trust-Related Litigation, and neither the Trust nor the applicable Special Servicer is named, in order to effectuate the role of such Special Servicer as contemplated by the immediately preceding subsection, the applicable Master Servicer shall (i) provide monthly status reports to such Special Servicer, regarding such Trust-Related Litigation; (ii) seek to have the Trust replace such Master Servicer as the appropriate party to the lawsuit; and (iii) so long as such Master Servicer remains a party to the lawsuit, consult with and act at the direction of such Special Servicer with respect to decisions and resolutions related to the interests of the Trust in such Trust-Related Litigation, including but not limited to the selection of counsel; provided that such Master Servicer shall have the right to engage separate counsel relating to claims against such Master Servicer to the extent set forth in Section 3.32(e); and provided, however, that if there are claims against such Master Servicer and such Master Servicer has not determined that separate counsel is required for such claims, such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to such Master Servicer.

 

(c)          No Special Servicer shall (i) undertake (or direct the applicable Master Servicer to undertake) any material settlement of any Trust-Related Litigation or (ii) initiate any material Trust-Related Litigation unless and until it has notified in writing the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) (to the extent the identity of the Directing Certificateholder is actually known to such Special Servicer; provided that such Special Servicer shall make due inquiry of the Certificate Administrator as to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder) and the related holder of any Serviced Companion Loan (if such matter affects such related Serviced Companion Loan) (to the extent the identity of the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan is actually known to such Special Servicer) and the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuation of a Control Termination Event) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of having been notified thereof and having been provided with all information that the Directing Certificateholder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of the subject notice (it being understood and agreed that if such written objection has not been received by such Special Servicer within such 5-Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action); provided that, if such Special Servicer determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders, such Special Servicer may take such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response.

 

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Servicer or such Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause such Special Servicer or such Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause such Special Servicer or such Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC, result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or materially expand the scope of the applicable Special Servicer’s or the applicable Master Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding the right of either Special Servicer to represent the interests of the Trust in Trust-Related Litigation, and subject to the rights of the applicable Special Servicer to direct the applicable Master Servicer’s actions in this Section 3.32, the applicable Master Servicer shall retain the right to make determinations relating to claims against such Master Servicer, including but not limited to the right to engage separate counsel and to appear in any proceeding on its own behalf in such Master Servicer’s reasonable discretion, the cost of which shall be subject to indemnification as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)          Further, nothing in this section shall require either Master Servicer to take or fail to take any action which, in such Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, may (i) result in a violation of the REMIC Provisions or (ii) subject such Master Servicer to liability or materially expand the scope of such Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding either Master Servicer’s right to make determinations relating to claims against such Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer shall have the right at any time in accordance with the Servicing Standard to (i) direct such Master Servicer to settle any claims asserted against such Master Servicer (whether or not the Trust or such Special Servicer is named in any such claims or Trust-Related Litigation) (and with respect to any material settlements with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent or consultation of the Directing Certificateholder prior to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, respectively) and (ii) otherwise reasonably direct the actions of the applicable Master Servicer relating to claims against such Master Servicer (whether or not the Trust or such Special Servicer is named in any such claims or Trust-Related Litigation), provided in either case that (A) such settlement or other direction does not require any admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the applicable Master Servicer, (B) the cost of such settlement or any resulting judgment is and shall be paid by the Trust and payment of such cost or judgment is provided for in this Agreement, (C) the applicable Master Servicer is and shall be indemnified as and to the extent provided in this Agreement for all costs and expenses of such Master Servicer incurred in defending and settling the Trust-Related Litigation and for any judgment, (D) any such action taken by a Master Servicer at the direction of the applicable Special Servicer shall be deemed (as to such Master Servicer) to be in compliance with the Servicing Standard and (E) the applicable Special Servicer provides the applicable Master Servicer with assurance reasonably satisfactory to such Master Servicer as to the items in clauses (A), (B) and (C).

 

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(h)          In the event both the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer or Trust are named in Trust-Related Litigation, such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer shall cooperate with each other to afford such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer the rights afforded to such party in this Section 3.32.

 

This Section 3.32 shall not apply in the event the applicable Special Servicer authorizes the applicable Master Servicer, and such Master Servicer agrees (both authority and agreement to be in writing), to make certain decisions or control certain Trust-Related Litigation on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event that any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Trustee in its individual capacity, or in the event that any judgment is rendered against the Trustee in its individual capacity, the Trustee, upon prior written notice to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in the event of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise relating to one or more Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall, without the prior written consent of the Trustee, (A) initiate an action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Trustee, or (C) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar actions with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Trustee to grant such consent); and (iii) in the event that any court finds that the Trustee is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests, whether as Trustee or individually (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to preclude the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to any material Trust-Related Litigation with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent or consultation of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, respectively, to the extent required in Section 3.32(c), respectively) from initiating any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as representative of the Trustee of the Trust.

 

Section 3.33          Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator. Any Excluded Information that a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is

 

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not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.33 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.33 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.33 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1E to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement.

 

[End of Article III]

 

Article IV

distributions TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01          Distributions. (a)  On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

(i)          first, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-E Certificates, the Class X-F Certificates and the Class X-G Certificates pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(ii)          second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, and the Class A-SB

 

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Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1) (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (6) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Class A-SB Certificates have been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, and Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) in an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, and Class A-SB Certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(iii)        third, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, and the Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based upon the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class), plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(iv)        fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(v)         fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, and Class A-SB Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or

 

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the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, and Class A-SB Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)        sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(vii)       seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(viii)      eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)        ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(x)         tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xi)        eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)       twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xiii)      thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates and the Class X-D Certificates pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

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(xiv)       fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)        fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xvi)      sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xvii)     seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)    eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xix)       nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xx)       twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)      twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus

 

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interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xxii)       twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxiii)      twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates and Class F Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates and Class F Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)      twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class; and

 

(xxv)       twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest, the amount, if any, of the Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, balloon payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the applicable Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, such Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

(b)          [RESERVED].

 

(c)          On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Loss in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Loss actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(d), 4.01(f) and 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount

 

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in respect of its Related Certificates plus a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LASB and Class LAS Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LB and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates, (iii) in the case of the Class LD Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-D Certificates, (iv) in the case of the Class LE Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-E Certificates, (v) in the case of the Class LF Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-F Certificates, and (vi) in the case of the Class LG Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-G Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Sections 4.04(b) and 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The pass through rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)          After the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01.

 

(e)          Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium is collected during any particular Collection Period with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay a portion of that Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium in the following manner: (i) to each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) the related Base Interest Fraction for such Class of Certificates, and (C) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates for that Distribution

 

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Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to all Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, (ii) to the Class X-A Certificates, the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (I) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to all Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, over (B) the amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates as described above, and (iii) to the Class X-B Certificates, any remaining such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium not distributed as described above.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, and with respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, shall be a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate and (B) the denominator of which is the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate; provided that: (a) under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0; (b) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; and (c) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be equal to 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction will be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the applicable Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related Stated Maturity Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not related to an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is related to an ARD Loan), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities.

 

No Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class R or Class V Certificates. After the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, all Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holder of the Class X-B Certificates.

 

All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums made in respect of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)          On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw amounts from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (other than amounts with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall distribute such amounts to reimburse the Holders of the Regular Certificates (in order of distribution priority) (first deeming such amounts to be distributed with respect to the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests) up to an amount equal to all Realized Losses, if any, previously deemed allocated to them and unreimbursed after application of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. Amounts paid from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account will not reduce the Certificate Balances of the Classes of Certificates receiving such distributions. Any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account after such distributions shall be applied to offset future Realized Losses with respect to the Principal Balance Certificates and related Realized Losses in each case allocable to the Regular Certificates. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

(g)          All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Sections 4.01(h), 4.01(i) and 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such

 

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Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers or the Underwriters shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)          Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

(i)           the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)          no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, such to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate

 

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Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)          Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)          On each Distribution Date, any Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed solely to the Holders of the Class V Certificates from the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Excess Interest will not be available to pay any other amounts except for distributions on Class V Certificates set forth in the prior sentence.

 

(k)          On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

(i)           to pay to the applicable Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, as applicable, any amounts deposited by such Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)          to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)         to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

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(iv)         to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date (and on each additional date required by this Agreement or the related Intercreditor Agreement) to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Remittance Date, each Master Servicer shall withdraw from its Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to its Collection Account on the immediately preceding Remittance Date.

 

Section 4.02          Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

(i)           the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

(ii)          the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)         the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor, compensation paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer;

 

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(iv)         the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)          the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)         the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vii)        the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days to 120 days, (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)       the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)         the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)          the Interest Accrual Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Accrual Amount for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)         the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges, (B) (in the case of the Class V Certificates), Excess Interest and (C) Prepayment Premiums;

 

(xii)        the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

(xiii)       the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)       the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)        the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R and Class V Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

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(xvi)        the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis and the total Appraisal Reduction Amount effected in connection with such Distribution Date, together with a detailed worksheet showing the calculation of each Appraisal Reduction Amount on a current and cumulative basis;

 

(xvii)       the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)      the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xix)        a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)         a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)        all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)       in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c) and 4.01(f);

 

(xxiii)      the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Loss;

 

(xxiv)      the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxv)       with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event occurred since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)       with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the applicable Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been

 

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ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (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 Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with that determination;

 

(xxvii)      the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii)     [RESERVED];

 

(xxix)       the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)        the aggregate amount of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)       a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)      a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xxxiii)     an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the applicable Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the applicable Master Servicer; and

 

(xxxiv)     the amount of any Excess Interest actually received.

 

In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxiv) and (xxxiv) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s website.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (x) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such

 

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calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(b)          [RESERVED].

 

(c)          Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 hereof (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the applicable Master Servicer’s or applicable Special Servicer’s Internet website, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. No Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and no Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Sections 3.13 and 4.02(b), other than information produced by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to attach to any report provided pursuant to this subsection, any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

Each Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the applicable Master Servicer) provide the applicable Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the applicable Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the applicable Master Servicer to the Certificate

 

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Administrator. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor shall have any obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the applicable Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from such Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)          Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

(e)          The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)          Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the applicable Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the applicable Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, such Master Servicer or

 

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such Special Servicer, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03          P&I Advances. (a)  On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the applicable Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced by such Master Servicer to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make such P&I Advances or (iii) make such P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the applicable Master Servicer’s records and replaced by such Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which such P&I Advances were made). The applicable Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances to be made by such Master Servicer for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances with respect to Mortgage Loans serviced by such Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, on or before two (2) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date. If the applicable Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless such Master Servicer shall have cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by

 

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11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. In the event that the applicable Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

If the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan with a related Serviced Companion Loan, then it shall provide to the related other master servicer and Other Trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

If the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan, then it shall provide to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by each Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date, and each Mortgage Loan for which it acts as Master Servicer, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on such Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and were not received as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the applicable Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each such Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the P&I Advance Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment therefor. Subject to subsection (c) below, the obligation of the applicable Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. No P&I Advances shall be made with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Other

 

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Servicer or Other Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the related Serviced Companion Loan. If the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the applicable Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, that an Other Servicer or the Other Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until such Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the applicable Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined, or the Non-Serviced Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable

 

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Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the applicable Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until such Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)          In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the applicable Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) if the related Periodic Payment is received on or before the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The applicable Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Prepayment Premiums, or Balloon Payments or make any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount) then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this clause (ii), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of

 

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which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

(f)          In no event shall either the applicable Master Servicer or the Trustee be required to make a P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

Section 4.04          Allocation of Realized Losses. (a)  On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this calculation only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan, if applicable) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date (any such deficit, the “Realized Loss”). Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. Any Realized Losses so allocated to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be allocated among the respective Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Class of Certificates in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, to the extent any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses, in sequential order, in each case up to the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates.

 

(b)          On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write off shall be allocated first, to the Class G Certificates, second, to the Class F Certificates, third, to the Class E Certificates, fourth, to the Class D Certificates, fifth, to the Class C Certificates, sixth, to the Class B Certificates; seventh, to the Class A-S Certificates and then, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, and Class A-SB Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

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(c)          With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b), respectively, with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05          Appraisal Reduction Amounts.      (a)  For purposes of (x) determining the Controlling Class (and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) and (y) determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the applicable Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to each Class of Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class G Certificates, second, to the Class F Certificates, third, to the Class E Certificates, fourth, to the Class D Certificates, fifth, to the Class C Certificates, sixth, to the Class B Certificates, seventh, to the Class A-S Certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlements, to the Senior Certificates (other than the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-E, Class X-F and Class X-G Certificates)). Following receipt from the applicable Special Servicer, the applicable Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan (which notification may be satisfied through delivery of such information included in the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File or the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package). Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. The Certificate Administrator shall provide notice of the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(m). With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property will be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

(b)          (i)  The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of such Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the applicable Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). The applicable Special Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such second Appraisal is delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal).

 

(ii)          Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the applicable Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount is warranted, and if so warranted, the applicable Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount based on such supplemental Appraisal and any information received from the applicable Master

 

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Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the applicable Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) such Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount is warranted or (B) such Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if any.

 

(c)          With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the applicable Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the applicable Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by such Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable and, promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall deliver a copy thereof to the applicable Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above) and receipt of information reasonably requested by the applicable Special Servicer from the applicable Master Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in such Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to such Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format; provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the applicable Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to such Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by such Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Such report shall also be forwarded by such Master Servicer (or such Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to

 

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the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by such Master Servicer (or such Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the applicable Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the applicable Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the applicable Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the twelve-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the applicable Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the applicable Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The applicable Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the applicable Special Servicer any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the applicable Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor (which request shall be made promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the applicable Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Appraisal or preparation of the applicable internal valuation); provided, that such Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve such Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to such Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following such Special Servicer’s reasonable request.

 

(d)          Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(e)          Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction

 

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Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and second, to the related AB Mortgage Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06          Grantor Trust Reporting. (a) The parties intend that the portions of the Trust Fund constituting the Grantor Trust, shall constitute, and that the affairs of the Grantor Trust shall be conducted so as to qualify such portion as, a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such intention, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have the power to vary the investment of the Holders of the Class V Certificates in the Grantor Trust so as to improve their rate of return. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, submit to the Trustee for execution (and the Trustee shall timely execute and timely return to the Certificate Administrator) and timely file all Tax Returns in respect of the Grantor Trust. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall (A) file, or cause to be filed, Internal Revenue Service Form 1041, Form 1099 or such other form as may be applicable with the Internal Revenue Service with copies of the statements in the following clause and (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Holders of the Class V Certificates, their allocable share of income and expense with respect to the Excess Interest and Excess Interest Distribution Account, in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.

 

(b)          The Grantor Trust is a WHFIT that is a WHMT. The Certificate Administrator will report as required under the WHFIT Regulations to the extent such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to do so is provided to the Certificate Administrator on a timely basis. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to assume that Hare & Co. LLC is the only “middleman” as defined in the WHFIT Regulations unless the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with the identities of other “middlemen” that are Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the event that the Internal Revenue Service makes a determination that the first sentence of this paragraph is incorrect.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall report required WHFIT information using either the cash or accrual method, except to the extent the WHFIT Regulations specifically require a different method. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to determine whether any Certificateholder uses the cash or accrual method. The Certificate Administrator shall make available (via its website) WHFIT information to Certificateholders annually. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or liable for providing subsequently amended, revised or updated information to any Certificateholder, unless requested by the Certificateholder.

 

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(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for failure to meet the reporting requirements of the WHFIT Regulations nor for any penalties thereunder if such failure is due to: (i) the lack of reasonably necessary information being provided to the Certificate Administrator or (ii) incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information being provided to the Certificate Administrator. Each Holder of a Class V Certificate, by acceptance of its interest in such class of securities, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Certificate Administrator with information regarding any sale of such securities, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale. Absent receipt of information regarding any sale of a Class V Certificate, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale from the beneficial owner thereof or the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall assume there is no secondary market trading of WHFIT interests.

 

(e)          To the extent required by the WHFIT Regulations, the Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to publish on an appropriate website the CUSIP for the Class V Certificates. The CUSIP so published will represent the Rule 144A CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable good faith efforts to keep the website accurate and updated to the extent such CUSIP has been received. Absent the receipt of such CUSIP, the Certificate Administrator will use a reasonable identifier number in lieu of a CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for investor reporting delays that result from the receipt of inaccurate or untimely CUSIP information.

 

Section 4.07          Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Sections 3.13(b) and (d), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the applicable Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the General Master Servicer to the following: REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer

 

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or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate 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 Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates will 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 Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating

 

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Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. 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, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate 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 Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will 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 Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)          The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the applicable Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the General Master Servicer to the following: RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com; and, in the case of the NCB Master Servicer to the following: WFCM2016C33@ncb.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate

 

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Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08          Secure Data Room. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room and the Depositor shall, upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certification and within 120 days following the Closing Date, deliver to the Certificate Administrator an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit RR hereto (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

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(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. In the event that any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)          Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor or the applicable Master Servicer, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the applicable Special Servicer may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

[End of Article IV]

 

Article V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01          The Certificates. (a)  The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms annexed hereto as Exhibits A-1 through and including A-3, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be

 

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determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates) will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-D, Class X-E, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class R and Class V Certificates) will be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R and Class V Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R or Class V Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(b)          One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02          Form and Registration.     No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to an affiliate of Rialto CMBS IX, LLC) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then either:

 

(a)          Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S

 

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Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed the Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)          Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)          Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R Certificates shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates.

 

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able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

Section 5.03          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer and (ii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)          Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

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(c)          Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)          Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto

 

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given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)          Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07 hereof, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the

 

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Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)           Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)          Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07 hereof, of

 

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(1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)          Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(d), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)           Other Exchanges. In the event that a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(j)           Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(k)          If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or

 

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Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(l)           All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(m)         With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to the Initial Purchasers) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not be (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) for which no election has been made under Section 410(d) of the Code or any other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its general account under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, would not result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law) or (ii) if such Certificate is presented for registration in the name of a purchaser or transferee that is any of the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Agreement. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall not register the sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator have received either the representation letter described in clause (i) above or the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (ii) above. The costs of any of the foregoing representation letters or Opinions of Counsel shall not be borne by any of the Depositor, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor or the Trust. Each Certificate Owner of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this

 

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Section 5.03(m) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(n)          No Class R or Class V Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R or Class V Certificate. Each prospective transferee of a Class R or Class V Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not and will not become a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)           Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(n) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)          No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the

 

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Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)         Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(o)          The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(p)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and such other information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate

 

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Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.04          Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05          Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

Section 5.06          Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. (a)  The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (i) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (ii) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (iii) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, furnish such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) a current list of the Certificateholders. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

(b)          (i)  The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. It is hereby understood that a disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [email address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

(ii)          In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate and (y) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker-dealer or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents). The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

Section 5.07          Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served.

 

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The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

Section 5.08          Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a)  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)          The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09          [RESERVED].

 

Section 5.10          Voting Procedures.

 

With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

(a)          Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date

 

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determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)          In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)          Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

(e)          If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and

 

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the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

[End of Article V]

 

Article VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICERS, THE SPECIAL SERVICERS, the Operating Advisor, the asset representations reviewer AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

Section 6.01          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicers, Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  Each of the Master Servicers, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(iii)         The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial

 

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companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)        The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07 hereof; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each of the Special Servicers, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Special Servicer is (A) in the case of the General Special Servicer, a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and (B) in the case of the NCB Special Servicer, a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States and in each case, the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)         The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)        The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07 hereof; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated

 

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by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)         The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the

 

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Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

(vi)         The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07 hereof;

 

(vii)        No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)          The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C) above, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

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(iii)         The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)        The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07 hereof; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)          The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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(e)          The representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon written notice or actual knowledge by any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 which materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.02          Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicers and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, each Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, each Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor, such Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, such Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03          Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicers or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  Subject to subsection (b) below, each of the Depositor, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation is received from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current

 

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ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates as described in Section 3.25); provided, further, that if a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor enters into a merger and such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity under applicable law, such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have failed to notify such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

(i)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

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(ii)          Any Person into which the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Asset Representations Reviewer 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; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person.

 

Section 6.04          Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a)  None of the Depositor, the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, either Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), either Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, a Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), a Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, and any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities

 

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law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider) shall 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 the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the applicable Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the applicable Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)          None of the Depositor, the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicers (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan

 

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on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

(c)          Each of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer(s) (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (in the case of the Special Servicers or in the case of the other Master Servicer), the Special Servicer(s) (in the case of the Master Servicers or in the case of the other Special Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(d)          Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, each Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), each Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, such Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), such Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)          The Depositor agrees to indemnify each Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), each Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) or such Special Servicer, as the case may be) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(f)          The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify each Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), each Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential

 

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damages. The applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)          Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)          The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify each Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), each Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

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(i)           The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor (if any), Non-Serviced Depositor and Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of either Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(j)           For purposes of this Section 6.04 and Section 11.12, a Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, will be deemed not to have engaged in willful misconduct or committed bad faith or negligence in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder or acted in negligent disregard of such obligations and duties if such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to follow any terms of any Mortgage Loan documents because such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that compliance with such terms would or potentially would cause an Adverse REMIC Event or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code (for which determination such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer will be entitled to rely on advice of counsel, the cost of which will be reimbursed as an additional expense of the Trust).

 

Section 6.05          Depositor, Master Servicers and Special Servicers Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, None of the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor (which may be appointed by the resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). Any such determination permitting the resignation of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder. Unless applicable law requires the resignation of such Master Servicer or such

 

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Special Servicer (as the case may be) to be effective immediately, and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to the prior sentence so states, no such resignation by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer under clause (a) above shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer shall become effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right and opportunity to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer shall not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event shall such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06          Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicers, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicers under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07          The Master Servicers and the Special Servicers as Certificate Owner. Either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

Section 6.08          The Directing Certificateholder. (a)  Other than with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to advise (1) the applicable Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Specially Serviced Loan that is a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan with respect to matters involving a

 

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Major Decision processed by such Special Servicer (other than, in each case, any Excluded Loan), (2) the applicable Special Servicer with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to all matters for which the applicable Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of such Special Servicer, and (3) the applicable Special Servicer with respect to all Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, for which an extension of maturity is being considered by such Special Servicer or by the applicable Master Servicer subject to consent or deemed consent of such Special Servicer, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to the second and third paragraphs of this Section 6.08, (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Specially Serviced Loan or a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent the applicable Master Servicer is responsible for processing any such action as described in the immediately succeeding paragraph), the applicable Master Servicer, shall not be permitted to take any of the following actions (each a “Major Decision”), irrespective of whether any such Major Decision constitutes a “Major Decision” under, and as defined in, the related Intercreditor Agreement, unless it has obtained the consent or deemed consent of the applicable Special Servicer (provided that such consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the applicable Special Servicer) fifteen (15) Business Days after such Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such Major Decision and all information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer, and reasonably available to the applicable Master Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or any Excluded Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, such Special Servicer shall not be permitted to take any of the following actions (to the extent such Special Servicer is responsible for processing any such action as described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) (and shall not be permitted to consent to the applicable Master Servicer’s taking any of the following actions (to the extent such Master Servicer is responsible for processing any such action as described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) as to which the Directing Certificateholder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to clause (xi) below) after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of such Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent (provided that if such written objection has not been received by such Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day (or thirty (30) day) period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action):

 

(i)           any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing any Specially Serviced Loan that comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)          any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

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(iii)          following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(iv)          any sale of a Defaulted Loan and any related defaulted Companion Loan, or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) or a defaulted Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that the applicable Special Servicer is permitted to sell in accordance with Section 3.16(a)(iii) this Agreement, in each case, for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

(v)           any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at an REO Property;

 

(vi)          any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vii)         any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor, other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause pertaining to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan with respect to subordinate financing as to which the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions have been satisfied or the incurrence of additional indebtedness by an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan;

 

(viii)        any property management company changes (with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than $2,500,000 and other than with respect to an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan), including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager, or franchise changes (with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan documents);

 

(ix)          other than with respect to any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, releases of any material amounts from escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion and other than those that are permitted to be undertaken by the applicable Master Servicer without the consent of the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(m);

 

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guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xi)           any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xii)          any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of any new lease or the granting of a subordination and non-disturbance or attornment agreement in connection with any lease, at a Mortgaged Property if (A) the lease is of an outparcel or affects an area greater than or equal to the lesser of (I) 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (II) 30,000 square feet of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (B) such transaction either is not a routine leasing matter or such transaction relates to a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that if lender consent is not required for such transaction pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, such transaction will not constitute a Major Decision;

 

(xiii)         any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of any Intercreditor Agreement, co-lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender, subordinate debt holder or Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto; provided, however, that any such modification or amendment that would adversely impact the applicable Master Servicer shall additionally require the consent of such Master Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness; and

 

(xiv)         any consent to incurrence of additional debt by a Mortgagor or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a Mortgagor, to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents, other than requests to incur subordinate debt on any NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan as to which the NCB Subordinate Debt Conditions have been satisfied;

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to determining whether the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer will process any of the matters listed in items (i) through (xiv) above and with respect to a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan, “Major Decision” will not include any matter listed in items (i) through (xiv) above with respect to such a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan if the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer have mutually agreed that the applicable Master Servicer will process such matter with respect to such Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that, in the event that the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer (in the event the applicable Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as the case may, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event in this Agreement (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans)), the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as the case may be, may take any

 

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such action without waiting for the applicable Special Servicer’s (in the case of the applicable Master Servicer) or the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be); provided that the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as the case may be, provides the Special Servicer (in the case of the applicable Master Servicer) or the Directing Certificateholder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The applicable Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any of the foregoing actions after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but, with respect to the Directing Certificateholder only, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the applicable Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder in connection with any Major Decision not relating to any Excluded Loan (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Certificateholder prior to a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder, in respect thereof. In the event the applicable Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Certificateholder within 10 Business Days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the applicable Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond shall not relieve the applicable Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan. In addition, after a Control Termination Event, the applicable Special Servicer will also be required to consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that such Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within 10 Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, such Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve such Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), such Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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“Major Decision” with respect to (i) any Specially Serviced Loan and (ii) any Non-Specially Serviced Loan that is a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan (unless the applicable Master Servicer and applicable Special Servicer have mutually agreed to have the applicable Master Servicer process such request) and (b) the applicable Master Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a “Major Decision” with respect to (i) any Non-Specially Serviced Loan that is a WFB Mortgage Loan and (ii) any Non-Specially Serviced Loan that is a Non-WFB Mortgage Loan if the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer have mutually agreed to have the applicable Master Servicer process such request. Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Major Decision (without regard to the first proviso set forth at the conclusion of the immediately preceding paragraph), with respect to any Non-WFB Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the applicable Master Servicer shall forward such request to the applicable Special Servicer and, unless such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer mutually agree that such Master Servicer will process such request, such Special Servicer will be required to process such request and such Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Major Decision.

 

In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the applicable Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the applicable Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction or objection contemplated by the preceding paragraph or this paragraph, may require or cause the applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan), including without limitation the obligation of either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or expose the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder or cause either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

In the event a Special Servicer or a Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or any advice from the Directing Certificateholder, would cause such Special Servicer or such Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, such Special Servicer or such Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Directing Certificateholder, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by such

 

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Master Servicer or such Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer.

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

With respect to the Mortgage Loan identified as Mortgage Loan No. 8 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule on Exhibit B as “Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio”, any consent to the incurrence of future mezzanine indebtedness pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan documents shall be conditioned upon the applicable Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the related Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.25(a). Any such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be at the sole cost and expense of the related Mortgagor.

 

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other classes of the certificates issued under the Non-Serviced PSA and/or any Class of Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such

 

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Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that the Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the applicable Master Servicer, applicable Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder.

 

[End of Article VI]

 

Article VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01          Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicers and Special Servicers Termination. (a)  ”Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means, with respect to either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as the case may be, any one of the following events:

 

(i)          (A) any failure by such Master Servicer to make any deposit required to be made by such Master Servicer to its Collection Account, or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the related Companion Distribution Account, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance is first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day or (B) any failure by such Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Distribution Date; or

 

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applicable Master Servicer for deposit into the applicable Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remitted by such Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the terms of this Agreement; or

 

(iii)          any failure on the part of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s obligations, as the case may be, contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of such Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or (B) to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, solely as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan if affected by that failure, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, if such failure is capable of being cured and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, such period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting; or

 

(iv)          any breach on the part of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan affected by such breach, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing such cure, such 30-day period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; or

 

(v)          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 for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up

 

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or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)          such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)         such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or

 

(viii)        any of Moody’s, DBRS or Fitch (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or classes of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or classes of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s, DBRS or Fitch, as applicable (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) within sixty (60) days) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such action.

 

(b)          If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicers) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (A) in the parenthetical in Section 7.01(a)(iii) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this

 

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Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. Such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of such Master Servicer’s or such Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by such Master Servicer to its Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by such Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to such Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of such Special Servicer or such Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)          If a Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii), such Master Servicer shall have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.03 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period such Master Servicer may continue to serve as such Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that such Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of such Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of such Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the General Special Servicer shall occur and be continuing that affects the Holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, then, so long as the General Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the General Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. Any General Special Servicer appointed to replace the

 

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General Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Any such Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement General Special Servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment or replacement will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(d)          Subject to the rights of the holder of a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement at any time prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to such Special Servicer, the Master Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d). Upon a termination of such Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) shall appoint a successor special servicer to assume the duties of such Special Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and, in the case of any class of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies deliver a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and (iii) no replacement of such Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace such Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction to assume the duties of such Special Servicer hereunder, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which will not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to

 

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the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which vote shall occur within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum of Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer to assume the duties of such Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholder’s direction to remove such Special Servicer shall not apply to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period.

 

An AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall have the right, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, to replace the applicable Special Servicer solely with respect to the related AB Whole Loan, so long as (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to any AB Whole Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator; and (C) the Certificate Administrator shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to any AB Whole Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the

 

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related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to a consultation termination event under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace such Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Following the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, if the Operating Advisor determines that a Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to such Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W attached hereto (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written recommendation contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer to assume the duties of such Special Servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances of such Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis and (ii) receipt by the Certificate Administrator following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i) of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Trustee shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint a successor special servicer approved by the Certificateholders and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. In the event that the Trustee does not receive at least a majority of the requested votes, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove such Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as such Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be permitted to recommend the replacement of a Special Servicer with respect to an AB Whole Loan so long as the related Serviced Companion Noteholder is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of a Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of a Special Servicer).

 

(e)          Each Master Servicer and each Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency with respect to such Master Servicer or Special Servicer. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii).

 

(f)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of a Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if such Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of a Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then such Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, such Master Servicer shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event or if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded Loan, the resigning Special Servicer shall select the related Excluded Special Servicer. Such Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer so long as the selected Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each

 

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NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time a Special Servicer that had previously acted as a Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) such original Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) such original Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

If a Servicing Officer of the applicable Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the applicable Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02          Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to subsection (a) of the first sentence of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability

 

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of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans which that Master Servicer would have been entitled to if such Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to such Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which such Special Servicer would have been entitled if such Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicers) ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), (iii) such appointment (solely with respect to the Special Servicers) has been approved (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee

 

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shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the non-terminated Master Servicer(s) or the non-terminated Special Servicer(s) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination shall have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03          Notification to Certificateholders. (a)  Upon any resignation of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

(b)          Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default shall have been cured.

 

Section 7.04          Waiver of Servicer Termination Events.     The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i), (ii) or

 

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(viii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes, and a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) of Section 7.01(a) (with respect to obligations under Article XI) may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, subject to the rights of any affected holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.01(f), such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

Section 7.05          Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that a Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by a Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) hereof to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of such Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, such Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and a Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of such Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

[End of Article VII]

 

Article VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01          Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination

 

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Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)          The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II, the Diligence Files, any CREFC® reports and any information delivered for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)          No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)           Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

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(iii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% (i) of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or (ii) if each Class is an affected Class of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02          Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)            The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)            The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates 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 Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required 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, unless repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use

 

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the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(iv)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)           Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)          The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)         For all purposes under this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

(viii)        Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as a Master Servicer or a Special

 

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Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(ix)           Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(x)            In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

(xi)           Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers;

 

(xii)          Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

 

(xiii)         Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent).

 

Section 8.03          Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Sections 2.01(h) and 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or

 

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application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Accounts or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04          Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 8.05          Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  As compensation for the performance of their respective duties hereunder, the Trustee will be paid the Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee, and the Certificate Administrator will be paid the Certificate Administrator Fee equal to the Certificate Administrator’s portion of one month’s interest at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee Fee and Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee, which Certificate Administrator Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be computed in the same manner as interest is calculated thereon and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed thereon is computed. The Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator Fee shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. No Trustee Fee or Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)          The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from

 

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time to time) against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, and 17g-5 Information Provider) hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06          Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the

 

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Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-” by Fitch and “A” by DBRS (or in the case of the Trustee, a long-term unsecured debt rating of “A(low)” by DBRS if the General Master Servicer maintains a rating of at least “A” by DBRS (provided that nothing in this parenthetical shall impose on either Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating)); provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) each Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this proviso shall impose on either Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; provided, further, that if any such institution is not rated by DBRS, it maintains an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

If such corporation, national bank or national banking association 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 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions), the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07          Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the General Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of

 

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such instrument shall be delivered to each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the Trust.

 

(b)          If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or a Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the requesting Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)          The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to each Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, each Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicers. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

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successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

 

Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

(e)          Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the applicable Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the General Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the applicable Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure

 

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that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)          Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08          Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a)  Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by the Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)          No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)          Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the General Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the General Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the General Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09          Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate 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 or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as

 

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applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, 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. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such event to each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10          Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicers and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicers and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicers shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08 hereof. All co-trustee fees shall be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)          In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)          Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

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(d)          Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)          The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11          Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian other than the initial Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

 

Section 8.12          Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)         The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

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(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(vii)         No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.13          Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicers and Special Servicers. The applicable Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the applicable Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers, as applicable, shall have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers, as applicable.

 

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Section 8.14          Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, each Master Servicer, each Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)         The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator; and

 

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(vii)        No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.15          Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the 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 Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicers and the Master Servicers is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicers or the Master Servicers, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer and each Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer and each Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

[End of Article VIII]

 

Article IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01          Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Special Servicer, the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals

 

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in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the applicable Special Servicer and approved by the applicable Master Servicer and the Controlling Class), (3) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicers with respect to such termination, other than in the case of a Master Servicer that is a purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (4) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clauses (2) and (3) above, minus (b) solely in the case where a Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the applicable Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Sections 3.03(d) and 4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to such Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the applicable Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) so long as the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then outstanding Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicers, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. In the event that the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall deposit in the Collection Account of the General Master Servicer an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, each Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and Excess Interest Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from its Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole

 

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Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicers, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Special Servicer, the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement (in order to make such determination, the General Master Servicer may, at any time, request that the NCB Master Servicer commence to periodically inform the General Master Servicer of the Stated Principal Balance of the NCB Mortgage Loans and, commencing upon such request of the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer shall inform the General Master Servicer (which may be through providing the General Master Servicer access to the NCB Master Servicer’s website) of the Stated Principal Balance of the NCB Mortgage Loans on a monthly basis, or at an accelerated interval as requested by the General Master Servicer of the NCB Master Servicer). This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates. In the event that a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer purchases, or

 

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the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account of the General Master Servicer). In addition, each Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from its Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in its Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans is an asset of the Trust) and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund. If the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer (if not then NCB), the General Master Servicer or the NCB Master Servicer (if not then NCB) makes such an election, then NCB (so long as NCB is either the NCB Special Servicer or the NCB Master Servicer) will have the option, by giving written notice to the other parties hereto no later than 30 days prior to the anticipated date of purchase, to purchase all of the NCB Mortgage Loans and each related REO Property remaining in the Trust, and the other party will then have the option to purchase only the remaining Mortgage Loans and each related REO Property.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, then the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, then the other Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, then the other Special Servicer, and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans is an

 

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asset of the Trust) and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(e) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, in each case pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Certificates so presented, (ii) to Holders of the Class V Certificates so presented, any amounts remaining on deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and (iii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c), 4.01(e) and 4.01(f). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02          Additional Termination Requirements. (a)  In the event a Master Servicer or a Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, as applicable, shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)          the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)          during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

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(iii)          within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of Article IX]

 

Article X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01          REMIC Administration. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Class of the Regular Certificates shall be designated as the “regular interests” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicers, the Master Servicers or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

 

(b)          The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (“Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such REMIC and shall represent each such REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Accounts as provided by Section 3.05(a) unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates shall be designated, in the manner provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the “tax matters person” of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, (i) the Holders of the Class R Certificates hereby agree to the irrevocable designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the

 

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Code, to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs, and (ii) the Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Certificate Administrator as its agent to perform all of the duties of the “tax matters person” for the Trust REMICs.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the name, title, address and telephone number of the “tax matters person” who will serve as the representative of each of the Trust REMICs created hereunder.

 

(f)          The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust, any Trust REMIC created hereunder, cause the loss of such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse

 

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REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(g)          In the event that any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the applicable Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the applicable Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the applicable Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the applicable Master Servicer shall withdraw from the applicable Collection Account sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a), to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

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(h)         The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

(i)          Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(j)          Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(k)         Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates and by which the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(l)          None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III of this Agreement) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the applicable Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)        The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to either Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

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Section 10.02          Use of Agents. (a)  The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03          Depositor, Master Servicers and Special Servicers to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)          The Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04          Appointment of REMIC Administrators.   (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

(b)          Any Person into which any REMIC 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 any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be

 

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the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)          Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicers, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

[End of Article X]

 

Article XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01          Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of

 

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any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement shall have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder shall not be required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02          Succession; Subcontractors. (a)  As a condition to the succession to either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer or succession to the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer, such Sub Servicer or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator, the person removing and replacing a Master Servicer and a Special Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall provide to the Depositor, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, any Additional Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor no later than the first Business Day after the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)          Each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will

 

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be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not be permitted to utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)          In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor,

 

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the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the applicable Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)          Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.03          Filing Obligations. (a)  The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K, 10-D and 10-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

 

(b)          In the event that the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of

 

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Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 8-K/A, Form 10-D/A or Form 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.15 of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 11.04          Form 10-D Filings.   (a)  Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit BB hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit BB hereto shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the applicable Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 8: Other Information” on Exhibit BB shall be reported by the applicable Special Servicer to the applicable Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit MM; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account

 

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balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit MM hereto) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the SEC’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer and (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the applicable Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit MM hereto for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the applicable Special Servicer within the time period specified in this Section 11.04) and the Collection Accounts as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date. The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 5(f) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor hereby represents to the Certificate Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required reports during the preceding twelve (12) months and that it has been subject to such filing requirement for the past ninety (90) days. The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than the 5th calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable Servicer) the identity of such Mortgage Loan and, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate

 

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Administrator from the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form 10-D for each reporting period: Name: A.J. Sfarra, Telephone: (212) 214-5613. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of the Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D in accordance with Section 11.04 for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received (a “Special Notice”) disclosure regarding the request to communicate, and such disclosure is required to include the following and no more than the following: (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner.

 

(b)          After preparing the Form 10-D, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of

 

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Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D as attorney in fact for the Depositor. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053 300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)          Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05          Form 10-K Filings.   (a)  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2017, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

(i)          an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09, including disclosure regarding any material instance of noncompliance and the nature and status thereof;

 

(ii)          (A)  the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

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  (B)          if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance), or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)          (A)  the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

  (B)          if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)          a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to (410) 715 2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

As set forth on Exhibit CC hereto, no later than March 1st of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2017, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an

 

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Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor hereby represents to the Certificate Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required reports during the preceding twelve (12) months and that it has been subject to such filing requirement for the past ninety (90) days. The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 1st with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)          After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053 300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such

 

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parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)          Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, applicable Master Servicer or applicable Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)          Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06          Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report) shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, that is a Servicing Function Participant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to each Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2017, a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibits Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Z-4, Z-5, Z-6 or Z-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which each Certifying Person, the entity for which such Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In addition, in the event that any Companion Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Companion Loan) is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to such Other Securitization, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization a certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which such Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an

 

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officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to each affected Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a “significant obligor”, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07          Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to Form10K.Compliance@cwt.com, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit DD to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the

 

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Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit DD hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit DD hereto shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit DD hereto shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit DD of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than 24 hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for

 

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any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

Section 11.08          Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, subject to Section 11.15(h), the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-K, 10-D and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence.

 

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Section 11.09          Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers (regardless of whether the applicable Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2017, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as a Master Servicer, a

 

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Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicers, Special Servicers or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

In the event either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.10          Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2017, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers (regardless of whether either Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to deliver an assessment of compliance only if an Advance was made by the Trustee in such calendar year), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor, Custodian, or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicers, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit II or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that

 

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such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit II. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit AA hereto delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit AA and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

(b)          The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit AA is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicers, Special Servicers, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)          No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the

 

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name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit GG, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

In the event the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)          The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

(e)          Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11          Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2017, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicers, Special Servicers, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and

 

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(ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

Promptly after receipt of such report from either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the applicable Master Servicer’s, the applicable Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian nor any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long

 

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as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

 

Section 11.12          Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable by, or on behalf of, such party.

 

The Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable

 

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reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by a Master Servicer, such Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.12. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or

 

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Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.09 (if applicable), 11.10, 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, such Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.13          Amendments. This Article XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this Article XI affecting a Serviced Companion Loan shall be subject to Section 13.01(k).

 

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Section 11.14          Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via email (and additionally delivered via phone or telecopy), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and Form10K.compliance@cwt.com.

 

Section 11.15          Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a) Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6) and (e) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to (i) negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related commercial mortgage pass through certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), a Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the applicable Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the applicable Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and a Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the applicable Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the applicable Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this Section 11.15(a) and (ii) deliver such securities law opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) (to the extent the cost thereof is paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered with respect to the offering material for this securitization by the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers, Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan

 

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Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB or changes in factual circumstances, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.15(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above and/or elsewhere in Article XI that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) shall have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than 10 Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)          Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such parties (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer (and the applicable Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed by it with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, such Master Servicer and such Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with

 

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respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(b).

 

(c)          Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such depositor, trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(c).

 

(d)          On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such depositor, trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(d) with respect to such

 

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Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(d).

 

(e)          On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall, and the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee and certificate administrator under the such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, upon request or notice from such trustee (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(e).

 

(f)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers and the Special Servicers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.15(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.15, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, no later than two Business Days prior to the date on which the applicable Master Servicer or the

 

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applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.15.

 

(g)          With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the applicable Master Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor, beginning with the first calendar quarter in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, as applicable, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, the financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements.

 

If the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, does not receive such financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)          If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this Article XI with respect such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 11.16          [RESERVED].

 

Section 11.17          Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period provided for in this Article XI; provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

[End of Article XI]

 

Article XII

the asset representations reviewer

 

Section 12.01          Asset Review.

 

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applicable Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Article XII shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing such notice to the Certificateholders’ addresses appearing in the Certificate Register in the case of Definitive Certificates and by delivering such notice via the Depository in the case of Book-Entry Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred the following statement describing the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur: “As of the [Date of Distribution], the following Mortgage Loans identified below are 60 or more days delinquent and an Asset Review Trigger as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has occurred.”. On each Distribution Date occurring after providing such notice to Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) whether an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via email) in the form of Exhibit SS within two (2) Business Days to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within 90 days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders (with a copy to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and conduct a solicitation of votes in accordance with Section 5.10 to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within 150 days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing the Certificate Administrator with a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit RR (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect,

 

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(C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received any Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the applicable Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)           (i)  Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1) - (5) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, provide the following materials to the extent in their possession to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted on the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, copies of all Asset Status Reports and Final Asset Status Reports related to each Delinquent Loan, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)          an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(2)          an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)          the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (1) or (2) above;

 

(4)          all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(5)          an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review; and

 

(6)          any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined are necessary in connection with its completion of any Asset Review and that are requested by the Asset

 

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Representations Reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described in clause (ii) hereof.

 

(ii)          In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing document(s), and request that the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver such missing document only to the extent such document is in the possession of such party but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(iii)          The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01 (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”).

 

(iv)          Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence File with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to that Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ (each such procedure, a “Test”). Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

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(v)          No Certificateholder shall have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to review any information other than (1) the Review Materials and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)         The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

(vii)        The Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare a preliminary report with respect to each Delinquent Loan within fifty-six (56) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or from the related Mortgage Loan Seller within ten (10) Business Days following the request by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as the case may be, as described in Section 12.01(b)(ii), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing documents in such preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any documents or explanations to support the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test shall be sent by such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to prepare a preliminary report in the event the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(viii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or within the ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were

 

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not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller for each Delinquent Loan and the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, against Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP in respect of their respective payment guarantees), which, in each case, shall be a responsibility of the applicable Enforcing Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(f) of this Agreement.

 

(ix)          In addition, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any information or documentation that it requested from the applicable Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the applicable Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the information received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have no responsibility to independently obtain any such information from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(x)          Within thirty (30) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the applicable Special Servicer shall determine, based on the Servicing Standard, whether there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Special Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the applicable Special Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)          The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to this Agreement or any Sponsor (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior

 

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written consent of the applicable Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)          The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with any Mortgage Loan Seller, either Master Servicer, either Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, a Master Servicer, a Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

Section 12.02          Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)          As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.0007% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)          As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and the Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent Loans and are subject to an Asset Review (for purposes of this paragraph, “Subject Loans”), upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee equal to (a) in the case of a Delinquent Loan that is not an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, the sum of: (i) $15,000 multiplied by the number of Subject Loans, plus (ii) $1,500 per Mortgaged Property relating to the Subject Loans in excess of one Mortgaged Property per Subject Loan, plus (iii) $2,000 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a ground lease, plus (iv) $1,000 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a franchise agreement, hotel management agreement or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or other similar index if the

 

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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated, taking into account the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or other similar index if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated for the year of the Closing Date and for the year of the occurrence of the Asset Review or (b) in the case of a Delinquent Loan that is an NCB Co-op Mortgage Loan, $10,000 (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or fails to pay such amount within ninety (90) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a certification to the applicable Master Servicer that the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b) have been met. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall not deliver any such certificate unless it has invoiced payment of such amount and otherwise met the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b), including receipt of evidence of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount. A Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have failed to pay such amount hereunder ninety (90) days after delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of an itemized invoice to such Mortgage Loan Seller by registered mail or overnight courier to the address listed in this Agreement for such Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notices in accordance with this Agreement, or ninety (90) days following attempted delivery of such invoice by registered mail or overnight courier and reasonable follow -up by telephone or e-mail. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer shall pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review that is repurchased or substituted by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust, as the case may be, for such fees pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

(d)          The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03          Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer may resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. If no successor asset representations reviewer shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

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Section 12.04          Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Section 12.05          Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

(a)  An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)          any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(ii)          any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)         any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

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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 Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)          the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)         the Asset Representations Reviewer 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.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders (which shall be simultaneously delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer) in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts), shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of itself and of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)          Upon (i) the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their

 

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addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing more than 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and appoint the proposed successor. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. In the event that holders of the Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)          On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 of this Agreement or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03 of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)          Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicers, the Master Servicers, the Certificate

 

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Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Depositor and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder and each Rating Agency. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

[End of Article XII]

 

Article XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01          Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)           to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)          to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)         to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

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(v)          to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(n) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)          to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(vii)        to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)       to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered

 

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satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(ix)          to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website; or

 

(x)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)          This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)           reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)          reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)         adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)         change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)          amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in this Agreement by (i) the 225 Liberty Street Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) the Sanofi Office Complex Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)          Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Mortgagors, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)          It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 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 Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)          The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

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(g)          The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or (c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if either Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or (c) shall be payable out of the applicable Collection Account.

 

(h)          The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies provide a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(i)           To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)          This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder.

 

Section 13.02          Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the applicable Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)          For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number

 

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of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

Section 13.03          Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)          No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)          No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan, or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or

 

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preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

Section 13.04          Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury TrialTHIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05          Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or couriered, sent by facsimile transmission (other than with respect to the Mortgage Loan Sellers) or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicers the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when received), to:

 

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In the case of the Depositor:

c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

with a copy to:

Jeff D. Blake, Esq.
Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053 300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288

 

In the case of the General Master Servicer:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

and a copy to:

Mayer Brown LLP
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.

 

In the case of the NCB Master Servicer:

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop

 

with a copy to:

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Matthew Wehland, Senior Vice President
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: mwehland@ncb.coop

 

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In the case of the General Special Servicer:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

Jeff Krasnoff
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;

Niral Shah
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
Email: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;

Adam Singer
facsimile number (305) 229-6425
Email: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

In the case of the NCB Special Servicer:

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3473
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop

 

with a copy to:

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Matthew Wehland, Senior Vice President
Facsimile number (703) 647-3473
Email: mwehland@ncb.coop

 

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In the case of the Directing Certificateholder:

Rialto CMBS IX, LLC, c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Josh Cromer
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

with a copy to:

Rialto CMBS IX, LLC, c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Joseph Bachkosky
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

In the case of the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33

 

with a copy to:

 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com
Facsimile No.: (302) 636-4140

 

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2016-C33

 

with a copy to:

 

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

 

1.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

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with a copy to:

Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel
Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053 300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288

 

and a copy to:

Ross Stewart
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
333 Market Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone number: (415) 801-8505
Email: ross.l.stewart@wellsfargo.com

 

2.Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Executive Director

 

3.National Cooperative Bank, N.A
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3709
Attention: Kathleen Luzik
Facsimile No.: (703) 647-3474

 

with a copy to:

Chad Oppenheimer, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (703) 647-3474

 

and a copy to:

Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Steven M. Kornblau, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (646) 417-6311

 

4.C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75039
Attention: Jenna Vick Unell, General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (972) 868-5490

 

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with a copy to:

C-III Capital Partners LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Jeffrey Cohen
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Michael Pierro
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Paul Hughson
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001 

5.

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Pamela McCormack

Telephone number: (212) 715-3174

 

with electronic copies to

 

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)
Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)
David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)


6.Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Khaled Mohiuddin
Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777

 

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with a copy to

Office of Chief Operating Officer
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Facsimile No.: (212) 891-6288

 

with a copy to

Natixis North America LLC
Office of the General Counsel
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Email: legal.notices@us.natixis.com (for all legal notices)

 

In the case of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33-Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

with a copy to:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33-Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)          Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish

 

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such other information regarding the Trust 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; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

DBRS, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance
Facsimile No.: (312) 332-3492
Email: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com

 

Section 13.06          Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07          Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the

 

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Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the assets comprising the Trust Fund, including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than principal and interest payments due and payable prior to the Cut-off Date and Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date), all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account and, if established, the REO Account, and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other Insurance Policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

Section 13.08          Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under Article XI of this Agreement) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)          Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Paying Agent and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)          Subject to Section 2.03(k), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

Section 13.09          Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10          Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the

 

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related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)          the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or either Special Servicer; and

 

(iv)          the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)           The Master Servicers shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           any change in the location of the Collection Accounts;

 

(iii)          any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)          any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)           any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)          any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)         any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan; and

 

(viii)        any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting

 

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on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers or Special Servicers, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, either Master Servicer and either Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

[End of Article XIII]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

     
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
    Depositor
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title:   President
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    General Master Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Marcus Thomas
    Name: Marcus Thomas
    Title:   Director
     
  RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
    General Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Cheryl Baizan
    Name: Cheryl Baizan
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
     
  NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.,
    NCB Master Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Wehland
    Name: Matthew Wehland
    Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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  NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.,
    NCB Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Wehland
    Name: Matthew Wehland
    Title:   Senior Vice President
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    not in its individual capacity, but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ Michael Baker
    Name: Michael Baker
    Title:   Assistant Vice President
     
  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Beverly D. Capers
    Name: Beverly D. Capers
    Title:   Assistant Vice President

       
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as
  Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
    By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
  By: /s/ David M. Rodgers
    Name: David M. Rodgers
    Title:   Managing Member

 

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STATE OF NY )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NY )  

 

On the 24 day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Anthony Sfarra known to me to be a President of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
LILLIAN CALCATERRA   /s/ Lillian Calcaterra
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York   Notary Public
No. 01CA4971671    
Qualified in Kings County    
Cert. Filed in New York County    
Commission Expires Sept. 10, 2018    
     
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     
9/10/2018    

 

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STATE OF North Carolina )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF Mecklenburg )  

 

On the 29 day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Marcus Thomas known to me to be a Director of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
ERICA L. SMITH   /s/ Erica L. Smith
NOTARY PUBLIC   Notary Public
Gaston County    
North Carolina    
My Commission Expires 7/15/2017    
     
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     

 

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STATE OF FLORIDA )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )  

 

On the 31st day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Cheryl Baizan, who is personally known to me to be a Chief Financial Officer of Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, and acknowledged to me that such Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
    /s/ Lori Buckler
    Notary Public
     
[SEAL]   LORI BUCKLER
    MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
My commission expires:   February 2, 2018
    #FF 059264
    Bonded thru
    Notary Public Underwriters
    NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF FLORIDA

 

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STATE OF VA )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF ARLINGTON )  

 

On the 25 day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Matthew Wehland known to me to be a SVP of National Cooperative Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
Christiane Weber Hirt   /s/ Christiane W. Hirt
NOTARY PUBLIC   Notary Public
Commonwealth of Virginia    
Reg. #7095550    
Commission Exp. 3/31/2019    
     
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     

 

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STATE OF VA )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF ARLINGTON )  

 

On the 25 day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Matthew Wehland known to me to be a Senior Vice President of National Cooperative Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
Christiane Weber Hirt   /s/ Christiane W. Hirt
NOTARY PUBLIC   Notary Public
Commonwealth of Virginia    
Reg. #7095550    
Commission Exp. 3/31/2019    
     
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     

 

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STATE OF Maryland )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF Howard )  

 

On the 24 day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Michael Baker known to me to be a VP of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
    /s/ Colin A. Castro
    Notary Public
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     
     
COLIN A CASTRO    
NOTARY PUBLIC    
My commission expires    
March 24, 2019    
Frederick County, MD    

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE )  

 

On the 31st day of March, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Beverly D. Capers known to me to be a Assistant Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

     
    /s/ Christina M. Bader
    Notary Public
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     
04-15-2016    

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this 24 day of March 2016, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared David M. Rodgers, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me that he is a Managing Member of Park Bridge Financial LLC, which is the sole member of Park Bridge Advisors LLC, which in turn is the sole member of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written. 

     
    /s/ Brooks S. Clark
    NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
[SEAL]   State of New York
     
My Commission expires:   BROOKS S. CLARK
    Notary Public, State of New York
June 29, 2017   No. 02CL6207305
    Qualified in New York County
    Commission Expires June 29, 2017

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS [__]

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2016-C33, CLASS [__]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A

  

 

 

1      Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

2      Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, EITHER MASTER SERVICER, EITHER SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, [THE UNDERWRITERS,] [THE INITIAL PURCHASERS,] THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

 

 

 

3      Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

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[FOR CLASS X-G, CLASS E, CLASS F AND CLASS G CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.]

 

[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.]

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.]

 

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[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THIS [CLASS X-A][CLASS X-B][CLASS X-D][CLASS X-E][CLASS X-F][CLASS X-G] CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-A CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE [CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3, CLASS A-4, CLASS A-SB AND CLASS A-S] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-B CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE [CLASS B AND CLASS C] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-D CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE [CLASS D] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-E CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE [CLASS E] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-F CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE [CLASS F] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-G CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE [CLASS G] CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT ON WHICH THE INTEREST PAYABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS [X-A][X-B][X-D][X-E][X-

 

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F][X-G] CERTIFICATES IS BASED WILL BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE INTEREST PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-S, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS X-D, CLASS E, CLASS F AND CLASS G): THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3, CLASS A-4, CLASS A-SB, CLASS X-A, CLASS X-B, CLASS X-E, CLASS X-F, CLASS X-G, [CLASS A-S, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS X-D, CLASS E AND CLASS F] CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

 

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [____]% per annum] [FOR CLASS X-A, X-B, X-D, X-E, X-F, X-G OR B: VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

 

INITIAL [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[            ]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF MARCH 1, 2016

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: MARCH 31, 2016

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE: APRIL 15, 2016

 

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[_________]

 

 

GENERAL MASTER SERVICER: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

NCB MASTER SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

 

GENERAL SPECIAL SERVICER: RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

  

NCB SPECIAL SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

 

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

 

ISIN NO.: [            ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [            ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_] - ______ 

 

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CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: CEDE & CO.] [FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: [______]] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__] Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

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[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES: This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).] Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of [FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, A-S, B, C, D, E, F and G: principal and] interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. [FOR [CLASS A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, A-S, B, C, D, X-A AND X-B] CERTIFICATES: Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.] All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Class [__] Pass-Through Rate specified above on the Certificate Balance of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. [FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: Interest][FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, A-S, B, C, D, E, F and G: Principal and interest] allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Accounts and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Master Servicer (with respect to its Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Accounts will be paid to the Master Servicers as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Accounts shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

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Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__] Certificates will be issued in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC in minimum denominations of $[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-SB, A-S, B, C, D, E, F and G: 10,000][FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: 1,000,000 initial Notional Amount], and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

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(iv)        to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)         to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(n) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)        to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and

  

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Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website; or

 

(x)         to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

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(i)          reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)         reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)        adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)        change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)         amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Special Servicer, the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of

 

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priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, The Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicers, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

Dated: March 31, 2016

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

  

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT
JT TEN
-
-
as tenants by the entireties
as joint tenants with rights of
Custodian
(Cust)
survivorship and not as tenants in Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    common  
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.  

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _______________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to __________________________. Statements should be mailed to _________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS R

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2016-C33, CLASS R

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

 

[THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES NOT TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH CERTIFICATE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) FOR SO LONG AS THIS CERTIFICATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A.]

 

[THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. A TRANSFEREE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, EITHER MASTER SERVICER, EITHER SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR

 

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THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 860E(e)(5) OF THE CODE, OR AN AGENT

 

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(INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.]

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [100%]

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF MARCH 1, 2016

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

CLOSING DATE: MARCH 31, 2016

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE: APRIL 15, 2016

CLASS R PERCENTAGE INTEREST: [100%]

 

GENERAL MASTER SERVICER: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

NCB MASTER SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

GENERAL SPECIAL SERVICER: RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

NCB SPECIAL SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OPERATING Advisor: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

ISIN NO.: [            ]

CERTIFICATE NO.: R-____

 

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CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class R Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of the Class R Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Class R Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1)

 

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and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates shall be the “tax matters person” for each Trust REMIC pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d), and the Certificate Administrator is hereby irrevocably designated and shall serve (i) as attorney-in-fact and agent for any such Person that is the “tax matters person” and (ii) as the “partnership representative” for each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMIC).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Accounts and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Master Servicer (with respect to its Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Accounts will be paid to the Master Servicers as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Accounts shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (A) no Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including a nominee, middleman or similar person) (an “Agent”), a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or investing the assets of a Plan (such Plan or Person, an “ERISA Prohibited Holder”) or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person and shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change to such status; (B) in connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall require delivery to it, and no Transfer of any Class R Certificate shall be registered until the Certificate Registrar receives, an affidavit substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is not a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof, an ERISA Prohibited Holder or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, and that it has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03(n) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and agrees to be bound by them; (C) notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee

 

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Affidavit by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof, an ERISA Prohibited Holder or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be effected; and (D) each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall agree (1) to require a Transferee Affidavit from any prospective Transferee to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate and (2) not to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate unless it provides to the Certificate Registrar a letter substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-2 (a “Transferor Letter”) certifying that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed Transferee’s statements in such Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

The Class R Certificates will be issued in fully registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

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(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)        to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)         to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(n) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)        to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as

 

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any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website; or

 

(x)         to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)          reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)         reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)        adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)        change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)         amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the

 

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imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Special Servicer, the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, The Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicers, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the

 

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statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

Dated:March 31, 2016

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

  

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT
JT TEN
-
-
as tenants by the entireties
as joint tenants with rights of
Custodian
(Cust)
survivorship and not as tenants in Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    common  
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.  

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution: 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _______________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to __________________________. Statements should be mailed to _________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

 

FORM OF CLASS V CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS V

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2016-C33, CLASS V

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, EITHER MASTER SERVICER, EITHER SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT

 

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INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN UNDIVIDED beneficial INTEREST IN A PORTION OF A GRANTOR TRUST THAT HOLDS THE excess interest and RELATED AMOUNTS IN THE excess interest distribution account.

 

EACH PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [100%]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF MARCH 1, 2016

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: MARCH 31, 2016

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE: APRIL 15, 2016

 

CLASS V PERCENTAGE INTEREST: [100%]

 

 

GENERAL MASTER SERVICER: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

NCB MASTER SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

 

GENERAL SPECIAL SERVICER: RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

  

NCB SPECIAL SERVICER: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

 

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:
PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

 

ISIN NO.: [            ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [            ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: V-____

 

 

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CLASS V CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

Wells FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [______________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class V Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of the Class V Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portion of a grantor trust that holds the Excess Interest and related amounts in the Excess Interest Distribution

 

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Account. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the Excess Interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, Excess Interest actually collected on the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Accounts and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Master Servicer (with respect to its Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Accounts will be paid to the Master Servicers as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Accounts shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to

 

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receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Class V Certificates will be issued in full, registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)        to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)         to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(n) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)        to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or

 

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supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the applicable Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

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and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website; or

 

(x)          to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)          reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)         reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)        adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)        change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)         amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any securities related

 

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to a Companion Loan, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicers nor the Special Servicers shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the applicable Master Servicer, the applicable Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Special Servicer, the Master Servicer servicing the greater principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of that time, the other Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, The Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, either Special Servicer, either Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicers, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class V and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

A-3-10

 

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

A-3-11

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

March 31, 2016

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS V CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

  

A-3-12

 

  

ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT
JT TEN
-
-
as tenants by the entireties
as joint tenants with rights of
Custodian
(Cust)
survivorship and not as tenants in Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    common  
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.  

 

A-3-13

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _______________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to __________________________. Statements should be mailed to _________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

A-3-14

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

B-1
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   55 Corporate Drive   Bridgewater   NJ   8807   Somerset   Office   674,325   Sq. Ft.
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   938,219   Sq. Ft.
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach   1678 South 8th Street   Fernandina Beach   FL   32034   Nassau   Self Storage   141,423   Sq. Ft.
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland   11318 Southwest Barbur Boulevard   Portland   OR   97219   Multnomah   Self Storage   37,716   Sq. Ft.
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro   1900 East Bessemer Avenue   Greensboro   NC   27405   Guilford   Self Storage   119,041   Sq. Ft.
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive   1500 Lomaland Drive   El Paso   TX   79935   El Paso   Self Storage   60,115   Sq. Ft.
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street   5201 North Mesa Street   El Paso   TX   79912   El Paso   Self Storage   67,135   Sq. Ft.
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive   301 North Clark Drive   El Paso   TX   79905   El Paso   Self Storage   97,113   Sq. Ft.
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive   9447 Diana Drive   El Paso   TX   79924   El Paso   Self Storage   71,302   Sq. Ft.
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee   1004 North Hoagland Boulevard   Kissimmee   FL   34741   Osceola   Self Storage   74,581   Sq. Ft.
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale   3701 Highway 90   Avondale   LA   70094   Jefferson   Self Storage   59,414   Sq. Ft.
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut   10220 Beechnut Street   Houston   TX   77072   Harris   Self Storage   64,595   Sq. Ft.
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road   350 West Rankin Road   Houston   TX   77090   Harris   Self Storage   59,900   Sq. Ft.
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave   10642 Montana Avenue   El Paso   TX   79935   El Paso   Self Storage   49,057   Sq. Ft.
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive   11565 James Watt Drive   El Paso   TX   79936   El Paso   Self Storage   36,827   Sq. Ft.
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   225 Liberty Street   New York   NY   10281   New York   Office   2,427,515   Sq. Ft.
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   1000 Stewart Avenue & 500 Endo Boulevard   Garden City   NY   11530   Nassau   Office   187,118   Sq. Ft.
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   16500 Southcenter Parkway   Seattle   WA   98188   King   Hospitality   219   Rooms
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   23005-23233 Outer Drive   Allen Park   MI   48101   Wayne   Retail   178,308   Sq. Ft.
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   8010 and 8020 Arco Corporate Drive   Raleigh   NC   27617   Wake   Office   180,955   Sq. Ft.
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   292,460   Sq. Ft.
8.01   RMF   Somersworth   115 Whitehouse Road   Somersworth   NH   3878   Strafford   Self Storage   100,450   Sq. Ft.
8.02   RMF   York   326 US Route 1; 12 Brickyard Court; 38 Brickyard Court   York   ME   3909   York   Self Storage   59,110   Sq. Ft.
8.03   RMF   Arundel   1448 Portland Road   Arundel   ME   4046   York   Self Storage   58,900   Sq. Ft.
8.04   RMF   Berwick   560 Portland Street   Berwick   ME   3901   York   Self Storage   74,000   Sq. Ft.
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   1300 Spring Street   Silver Spring   MD   20910   Montgomery   Office   100,895   Sq. Ft.
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   26877 & 26899 Northwestern Highway   Southfield   MI   48033   Oakland   Office   294,090   Sq. Ft.
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   1106 West Bell Road   Phoenix   AZ   85023   Maricopa   Multifamily   437   Units
12   WFB   116 Inverness   116 Inverness Drive East   Englewood   CO   80112   Arapahoe   Office   214,478   Sq. Ft.
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   2007 Springcrest Drive   Arlington   TX   76010   Tarrant   Multifamily   396   Units
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   8024 Southside Boulevard   Jacksonville   FL   32256   Duval   Multifamily   250   Units
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   21905 Front Beach Road   Panama City Beach   FL   32413   Bay   Hospitality   147   Rooms
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   1728 North Richmond Road   McHenry   IL   60051   Mchenry   Retail   91,227   Sq. Ft.
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   4401 Eagle Creek Parkway   Indianapolis   IN   46254   Marion   Multifamily   156   Units
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   Alumni Drive   Jacksonville   FL   32211   Duval   Multifamily   277   Beds
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   Various   Various   AL   Various   Various   Retail   96,735   Sq. Ft.
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes   935 Highway 72 East   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   31,925   Sq. Ft.
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1   229 French Farms Boulevard   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   30,000   Sq. Ft.
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes   1091 US Highway 31 Northwest   Hartselle   AL   35640   Morgan   Retail   17,560   Sq. Ft.
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2   22041 Highway 72 East   Athens   AL   35613   Limestone   Retail   7,500   Sq. Ft.
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2   220 French Farms Boulevard   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   9,750   Sq. Ft.
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   707 Route 46 East   Parsippany   NJ   7054   Morris   Hospitality   184   Rooms
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Various   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   151   Rooms
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites   2000 Soncy Road   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   80   Rooms
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites   2300 Soncy Road   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   71   Rooms
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   Various   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   46,535   Sq. Ft.
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C   9455, 9511, 9655, 9659 North Sam Houston Parkway East & 4830 Wilson Road   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   39,129   Sq. Ft.
22.02   WFB   Building D   9635 North Sam Houston Parkway East   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   7,406   Sq. Ft.
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   4450 West Jefferson Boulevard   Cockrell Hill   TX   75211   Dallas   Retail   93,941   Sq. Ft.
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   270 Walmart Way   Dahlonega   GA   30533   Lumpkin   Retail   144,298   Sq. Ft.
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   45000 River Ridge and 19176 Hall Road   Clinton Township   MI   48308   Macomb   Office   105,443   Sq. Ft.
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   VA   Various   Various   Self Storage   146,269   Sq. Ft.
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg   5393 Mooretown Road   Williamsburg   VA   23188   James City   Self Storage   50,865   Sq. Ft.
26.02   RMF   Newport News   5868 Jefferson Avenue   Newport News   VA   23605   Newport News City   Self Storage   43,167   Sq. Ft.
26.03   RMF   Churchland   4815 Station House Road   Chesapeake   VA   23321   City of Chesapeake   Self Storage   52,237   Sq. Ft.
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   Outland Center Drive   Memphis   TN   38116   Shelby   Industrial   407,537   Sq. Ft.
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   1301 Delaware Avenue, S.W.   Washington   DC   20024   District of Columbia   Multifamily   502   Units
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   3255 West March Lane   Stockton   CA   95219   San Joaquin   Office   65,224   Sq. Ft.
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   1561 Halifax Drive   Columbia   TN   38401   Maury   Hospitality   73   Rooms
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   1828-2038 North Saginaw Road   Midland   MI   48640   Midland   Retail   131,284   Sq. Ft.
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   180-520 South Lilley Road   Canton   MI   48188   Wayne   Retail   69,812   Sq. Ft.
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   1100 Thornwood Drive   Heath   OH   43056   Licking   Manufactured Housing Community   303   Pads
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   2040-2048 Martin Street South   Pell City   AL   35128   St. Clair   Retail   55,400   Sq. Ft.
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   1565 Crossway Boulevard   Chesapeake   VA   23320   Chesapeake City   Hospitality   92   Rooms
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   2204-2250 Hanson Road and 701 Edgewood Road   Edgewood   MD   21040   Harford   Retail   74,186   Sq. Ft.
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   3402 South Buckner Boulevard   Dallas   TX   75227   Dallas   Multifamily   272   Units
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   87,560   Sq. Ft.
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami   6959 North Waterway Drive   Miami   FL   33155   Miami-Dade   Self Storage   58,560   Sq. Ft.
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott   1640 Union Center Maine Highway (Route 26)   Endicott   NY   13760   Broome   Self Storage   29,000   Sq. Ft.
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   Various   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   179   Pads
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP   2025 Carl Road   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   89   Pads
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP   1821 Maryland Drive   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   90   Pads
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   4821 Crossings Court   Fredericksburg   VA   22407   Spotsylvania   Hospitality   88   Rooms
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   150 West 87th Street   New York   NY   10024   New York   Multifamily   39   Units
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   2920 East Southcross Boulevard   San Antonio   TX   78223   Bexar   Retail   14,726   Sq. Ft.
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   855 East Broadway   Long Beach   NY   11561   Nassau   Multifamily   62   Units

 

 B-2 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   1326-1340 North Market Boulevard   Sacramento   CA   95834   Sacramento   Industrial   86,510   Sq. Ft.
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   133 Soldiers Colony Road   Canton   MS   39046   Madison   Hospitality   80   Rooms
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   540 West Foothill Boulevard   Glendora   CA   91741   Los Angeles   Self Storage   51,332   Sq. Ft.
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   500 and 506 El Rancho Drive   Sparks   NV   89431   Washoe   Self Storage   90,662   Sq. Ft.
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   377 Westchester Avenue   Port Chester   NY   10573   Westchester   Multifamily   92   Units
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   1766 Coffeen Avenue   Sheridan   WY   82801   Sheridan   Retail   14,550   Sq. Ft.
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   1111 Richard Drive   Summerville   SC   29483   Berkeley   Manufactured Housing Community   133   Pads
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   1320 North Martin Luther King Highway   Lake Charles   LA   70601   Calcasieu   Hospitality   55   Rooms
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   13-19 East 10th Street   New York   NY   10003   New York   Multifamily   33   Units
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   1800 Willow Arms Drive   Ashtabula   OH   04404   Ashtabula   Manufactured Housing Community   235   Pads
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   2711 Woodruff Road   Simpsonville   SC   29681   Greenville   Self Storage   50,825   Sq. Ft.
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   3800 Sherwood Lane   Houston   TX   77092   Harris   Multifamily   126   Units
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   601-633 79th Street   Brooklyn   NY   11209   Kings   Multifamily   113   Units
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   12129-12185 23 Mile Road   Shelby Township   MI   48315   Macomb   Retail   11,701   Sq. Ft.
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   16629 East Smoky Hill Road   Aurora   CO   80015   Arapahoe   Retail   33,854   Sq. Ft.
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   3251 East Road   Clifton   CO   81520   Mesa   Manufactured Housing Community   113   Pads
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   3583 Austin Road   Geneva   OH   44041   Ashtabula   Manufactured Housing Community   180   Pads
61   RMF   Jasper Center   1200 Highway 78 West   Jasper   AL   35501   Walker   Retail   78,140   Sq. Ft.
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   110 Newland Road   Columbia   SC   29229   Richland   Self Storage   54,800   Sq. Ft.
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   2901 North Westminster Road   Nicoma Park   OK   73084   Oklahoma   Manufactured Housing Community   120   Pads
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   33 Greene Street a/k/a 33-35 Greene Street a/k/a 80-88 Grand Street   New York   NY   10013   New York   Multifamily   10   Units
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   2401 Willis Road   Richmond   VA   23237   New York   Hospitality   50   Rooms
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   75 Brown Road   Plattsburgh   NY   12901   Clinton   Manufactured Housing Community   97   Pads
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   4701 Shore Drive   Virginia Beach   VA   23455   Virginia Beach City   Retail   13,440   Sq. Ft.
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   708 Greenwich Street   New York   NY   10014   New York   Multifamily   33   Units
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   61 Maine Avenue   Rockville Centre   NY   11570   Nassau   Multifamily   72   Units
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   934 South Tyndall Parkway   Parker   FL   32404   Bay   Self Storage   72,782   Sq. Ft.
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   360 Stewart Avenue & 223 7th Street   Garden City   NY   11530   Nassau   Multifamily   38   Units
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   111 West 94th Street   New York   NY   10025   New York   Multifamily   47   Units
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   1451 North Dysart Road   Avondale   AZ   85323   Maricopa   Retail   15,120   Sq. Ft.
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   1365 Monroe Drive   Atlanta   GA   30324   Fulton   Multifamily   54   Units
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   475 Bronx River Road   Yonkers   NY   10704   Westchester   Multifamily   59   Units
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   100 East State Street   Albion   PA   16401   Erie   Retail   8,184   Sq. Ft.
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   544 North Main Street   Rural Retreat   VA   24368   Wythe   Retail   8,305   Sq. Ft.
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   19160 US Highway 43   Mount Vernon   AL   36560   Mobile   Retail   8,323   Sq. Ft.
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   44-48 West 12th Street   New York   NY   10011   New York   Multifamily   16   Units

 

 B-3 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                        
                                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   65,000,000.00   65,000,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   279,702.37   Actual/360   5.093000%   0.020600%   5.072400%   6   1/6/2021
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   49,000,000.00   49,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   202,034.26   Actual/360   4.880000%   0.017500%   4.862500%   11   2/11/2026
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach   7,288,000.00                                    
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland   6,365,000.00                                    
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro   4,047,000.00                                    
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive   3,728,000.00                                    
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street   3,714,000.00                                    
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive   3,638,000.00                                    
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive   3,621,000.00                                    
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee   3,457,000.00                                    
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale   3,431,000.00                                    
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut   2,965,000.00                                    
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road   2,765,000.00                                    
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave   2,549,000.00                                    
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive   1,432,000.00                                    
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   40,500,000.00   40,500,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   159,356.72   Actual/360   4.657000%   0.014700%   4.642300%   6   2/6/2026
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   37,000,000.00   37,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   203,857.27   Actual/360   5.230000%   0.017500%   5.212500%   9   3/9/2026
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   28,500,000.00   28,437,373.80   Amortizing Balloon   161,641.10   Actual/360   5.490000%   0.017500%   5.472500%   1   1/1/2026
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   27,000,000.00   26,896,773.39   Amortizing Balloon   137,142.14   Actual/360   4.521000%   0.017500%   4.503500%   6   12/6/2025
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   23,000,000.00   22,919,343.98   Amortizing Balloon   122,907.32   Actual/360   4.960000%   0.045000%   4.915000%   11   12/11/2025
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   20,980,000.00   20,980,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   112,625.18   Actual/360   5.000000%   0.017500%   4.982500%   6   2/6/2026
8.01   RMF   Somersworth   6,550,000.00                                    
8.02   RMF   York   5,350,000.00                                    
8.03   RMF   Arundel   4,700,000.00                                    
8.04   RMF   Berwick   4,380,000.00                                    
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   17,750,000.00   17,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   93,772.92   Actual/360   4.860000%   0.017500%   4.842500%   11   1/11/2026
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   15,500,000.00   15,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   80,874.02   Actual/360   4.752000%   0.065000%   4.687000%   6   1/6/2026
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   14,500,000.00   14,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   79,621.08   Actual/360   5.200000%   0.017500%   5.182500%   6   2/6/2026
12   WFB   116 Inverness   14,000,000.00   14,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   54,175.46   Actual/360   4.580000%   0.017500%   4.562500%   11   2/11/2026
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   13,750,000.00   13,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   74,824.66   Actual/360   5.120000%   0.017500%   5.102500%   6   2/6/2026
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   13,500,000.00   13,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   73,879.98   Actual/360   5.170000%   0.017500%   5.152500%   6   2/6/2026
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   13,100,000.00   13,027,345.46   Amortizing Balloon   71,933.53   Actual/360   5.200000%   0.017500%   5.182500%   1   10/1/2025
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   12,650,000.00   12,650,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   69,072.32   Actual/360   5.150000%   0.017500%   5.132500%   5   3/5/2026
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   12,500,000.00   12,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   66,607.02   Actual/360   4.935000%   0.017500%   4.917500%   6   12/6/2025
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   12,075,000.00   12,075,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   63,514.01   Actual/360   4.822000%   0.017500%   4.804500%   6   2/6/2026
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   11,750,000.00   11,750,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   63,681.13   Actual/360   5.084000%   0.065000%   5.019000%   6   3/6/2026
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes   3,629,000.00                                    
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1   3,629,000.00                                    
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes   1,723,000.00                                    
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2   1,448,000.00                                    
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2   1,321,000.00                                    
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   11,150,000.00   11,150,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   65,351.98   Actual/360   5.790000%   0.017500%   5.772500%   6   3/6/2026
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   11,000,000.00   11,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   60,742.41   Actual/360   5.250000%   0.017500%   5.232500%   6   3/6/2026
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites   6,050,000.00                                    
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites   4,950,000.00                                    
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   10,750,000.00   10,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   59,029.42   Actual/360   5.200000%   0.017500%   5.182500%   11   3/11/2026
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C   9,494,900.00                                    
22.02   WFB   Building D   1,255,100.00                                    
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   9,825,000.00   9,825,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   55,908.62   Actual/360   5.520000%   0.017500%   5.502500%   6   2/6/2026
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   9,650,000.00   9,650,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   52,513.31   Actual/360   5.120000%   0.017500%   5.102500%   6   2/6/2026
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   9,600,000.00   9,576,846.46   Amortizing Balloon   51,476.22   Actual/360   4.990000%   0.065000%   4.925000%   6   1/6/2026
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   9,310,000.00   9,310,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   49,750.75   Actual/360   4.960000%   0.017500%   4.942500%   6   2/6/2021
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg   3,680,000.00                                    
26.02   RMF   Newport News   2,930,000.00                                    
26.03   RMF   Churchland   2,700,000.00                                    
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   9,250,000.00   9,250,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   50,735.63   Actual/360   5.190000%   0.017500%   5.172500%   1   3/1/2026
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   8,600,000.00   8,600,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   64,218.20   Actual/360   4.140000%   0.092500%   4.047500%   1   3/1/2026
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   8,600,000.00   8,600,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   35,604.40   Actual/360   4.900000%   0.017500%   4.882500%   11   2/11/2026
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   8,100,000.00   8,100,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   52,734.42   Actual/360   6.110000%   0.017500%   6.092500%   5   4/5/2026
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   7,750,000.00   7,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   40,896.12   Actual/360   4.850000%   0.065000%   4.785000%   6   12/6/2025
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   7,500,000.00   7,489,873.50   Amortizing Balloon   40,032.75   Actual/360   4.950000%   0.017500%   4.932500%   11   2/11/2026
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   7,155,000.00   7,155,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   41,754.64   Actual/360   5.750000%   0.017500%   5.732500%   5   3/5/2026
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   6,747,000.00   6,730,820.29   Amortizing Balloon   36,306.00   Actual/360   5.021000%   0.017500%   5.003500%   6   1/6/2026
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   6,650,000.00   6,639,060.08   Amortizing Balloon   42,117.34   Actual/360   5.820000%   0.017500%   5.802500%   6   2/6/2026
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   6,300,000.00   6,300,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   32,326.72   Actual/360   4.608000%   0.017500%   4.590500%   1   8/1/2025
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   6,200,000.00   6,191,628.76   Amortizing Balloon   33,093.74   Actual/360   4.950000%   0.017500%   4.932500%   6   2/6/2026
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   5,750,000.00   5,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   32,180.43   Actual/360   5.370000%   0.017500%   5.352500%   1   3/1/2026
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami   3,905,000.00                                    
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott   1,845,000.00                                    
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   5,600,000.00   5,600,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   32,680.08   Actual/360   5.750000%   0.017500%   5.732500%   1   3/1/2026
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP   2,831,000.00                                    
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP   2,769,000.00                                    
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   5,100,000.00   5,100,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   32,765.91   Actual/360   5.970000%   0.017500%   5.952500%   6   3/6/2026
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   5,000,000.00   5,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   17,151.62   Actual/360   4.060000%   0.092500%   3.967500%   1   3/1/2026
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   4,600,000.00   4,600,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   18,655.56   Actual/360   4.800000%   0.017500%   4.782500%   11   1/11/2026
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   4,500,000.00   4,500,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   15,512.50   Actual/360   4.080000%   0.092500%   3.987500%   1   2/1/2026

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                        
                                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   4,200,000.00   4,200,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   21,959.85   Actual/360   4.770000%   0.017500%   4.752500%   11   12/11/2025
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   4,000,000.00   3,981,097.09   Amortizing Balloon   23,969.91   Actual/360   5.250000%   0.017500%   5.232500%   6   12/6/2025
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   3,975,000.00   3,964,943.93   Amortizing Balloon   20,687.59   Actual/360   4.730000%   0.017500%   4.712500%   1   1/1/2026
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   3,800,000.00   3,790,386.65   Amortizing Balloon   19,776.82   Actual/360   4.730000%   0.017500%   4.712500%   1   1/1/2026
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   3,500,000.00   3,496,681.88   Amortizing Balloon   14,736.87   Actual/360   4.050000%   0.092500%   3.957500%   1   2/1/2026
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   3,375,000.00   3,375,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   18,636.87   Actual/360   5.250000%   0.017500%   5.232500%   6   3/6/2026
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   3,375,000.00   3,375,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   18,846.46   Actual/360   5.350000%   0.017500%   5.332500%   5   3/5/2026
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   3,200,000.00   3,184,998.56   Amortizing Balloon   19,270.44   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%   5.282500%   6   12/6/2025
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   3,000,000.00   3,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   10,443.06   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%   4.027500%   1   2/1/2026
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   3,000,000.00   3,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   17,890.19   Actual/360   5.950000%   0.017500%   5.932500%   1   3/1/2021
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   3,000,000.00   2,996,165.76   Amortizing Balloon   16,715.07   Actual/360   5.330000%   0.017500%   5.312500%   1   2/1/2021
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   3,000,000.00   2,996,104.59   Amortizing Balloon   16,510.41   Actual/360   5.220000%   0.017500%   5.202500%   5   2/5/2021
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   3,000,000.00   2,995,288.89   Amortizing Balloon   14,184.44   Actual/360   3.920000%   0.092500%   3.827500%   1   2/1/2026
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   3,000,000.00   2,992,657.04   Amortizing Balloon   15,940.04   Actual/360   4.910000%   0.017500%   4.892500%   11   1/11/2026
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   2,870,000.00   2,866,316.07   Amortizing Balloon   15,937.24   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%   5.282500%   6   2/6/2026
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   2,600,000.00   2,600,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   14,325.11   Actual/360   5.230000%   0.017500%   5.212500%   5   2/5/2026
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   2,500,000.00   2,500,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   15,382.06   Actual/360   5.520000%   0.095000%   5.425000%   6   3/6/2026
61   RMF   Jasper Center   2,500,000.00   2,500,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   14,007.07   Actual/360   5.380000%   0.017500%   5.362500%   6   3/6/2026
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   2,345,000.00   2,345,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   12,660.22   Actual/360   5.050000%   0.017500%   5.032500%   6   2/6/2026
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   2,300,000.00   2,300,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   12,714.93   Actual/360   5.260000%   0.017500%   5.242500%   5   2/5/2026
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   2,200,000.00   2,196,645.66   Amortizing Balloon   10,655.90   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%   4.027500%   1   2/1/2026
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   2,150,000.00   2,150,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   13,813.08   Actual/360   5.970000%   0.017500%   5.952500%   6   3/6/2026
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   2,100,000.00   2,100,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   11,661.40   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%   5.282500%   1   3/1/2026
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   1,800,000.00   1,797,551.92   Amortizing Balloon   9,553.08   Actual/360   4.900000%   0.095000%   4.805000%   11   2/11/2026
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   1,600,000.00   1,595,480.28   Amortizing Balloon   7,749.75   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%   4.027500%   1   1/1/2026
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   1,550,000.00   1,550,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   7,346.42   Actual/360   3.940000%   0.092500%   3.847500%   1   3/1/2026
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   1,525,000.00   1,525,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   8,909.18   Actual/360   5.760000%   0.017500%   5.742500%   1   4/1/2026
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   1,400,000.00   1,400,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   6,635.48   Actual/360   3.940000%   0.092500%   3.847500%   1   3/1/2026
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   1,400,000.00   1,396,045.25   Amortizing Balloon   6,781.03   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%   4.027500%   1   1/1/2026
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   1,300,000.00   1,300,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   5,140.42   Actual/360   4.680000%   0.017500%   4.662500%   6   3/6/2026
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   1,300,000.00   1,300,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   9,812.55   Actual/360   4.300000%   0.092500%   4.207500%   1   3/1/2026
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   1,200,000.00   1,200,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   5,694.45   Actual/360   3.950000%   0.092500%   3.857500%   1   3/1/2026
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   1,085,000.00   1,085,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,803.64   Actual/360   5.240000%   0.017500%   5.222500%   6   2/6/2026
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   1,001,000.00   1,001,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,533.23   Actual/360   5.360000%   0.017500%   5.342500%   6   2/6/2026
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   910,000.00   910,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,205.70   Actual/360   5.470000%   0.017500%   5.452500%   6   2/6/2026
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   900,000.00   898,657.75   Amortizing Balloon   4,438.00   Actual/360   4.270000%   0.092500%   4.177500%   1   2/1/2026

 

 B-5 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term
(Original) (Mos.)
  Amortization Term
(Remaining) (Mos.)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   7/31/2026   The sum of 3.5% and the greater of (i) 5.093%; and (ii) the sum of (a) the greater of the 5 year side swap as of the ARD and the 5 year treasury rate as of the ARD; and (b) 3.5%   60   58   IO   IO
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   357
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   357
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   360
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   360
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
12   WFB   116 Inverness   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   NAP   NAP   120   115   360   355
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   360
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                        
22.02   WFB   Building D                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   NAP   NAP   60   59   360   360
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP   NAP   120   120   180   180
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   NAP   NAP   121   121   300   300
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   360
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   NAP   NAP   120   119   300   299
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   NAP   NAP   120   113   360   360
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   NAP   NAP   120   120   300   300
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   120   IO   IO
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   NAP   NAP   120   118   IO   IO
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term
(Original) (Mos.)
  Amortization Term
(Remaining) (Mos.)
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   360
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   NAP   NAP   120   117   300   297
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   480   479
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   NAP   NAP   120   117   300   297
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   NAP   NAP   60   60   360   360
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   NAP   NAP   60   59   360   359
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   NAP   NAP   60   59   360   359
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   NAP   NAP   120   120   300   300
61   RMF   Jasper Center   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   NAP   NAP   120   120   300   300
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   NAP   NAP   121   121   360   360
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   NAP   NAP   120   120   IO   IO
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP   NAP   120   120   180   180
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   2/6/2031   9.2400%   120   119   IO   IO
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   2/6/2031   9.3600%   120   119   IO   IO
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   2/6/2031   9.4700%   120   119   IO   IO
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359

 

 B-7 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   NAP   L(26),D(30),O(4)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   1,090,975   0   0   NAP
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                                
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                                
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                                
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                                
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                                
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                                
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                                
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                                
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                                
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                                
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                                
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                                
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                                
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   NAP   L(25),D(89),O(6)   Leasehold   0   0   0   0   NAP
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   3,000   115,463   51,011   Cash
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   NAP   L(26),D(91),O(3)   Fee   0   3,563   103,000   25,750   Cash
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   NAP   L(27),D(88),O(5)   Fee   0   48,000   214,957   35,826   Cash
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   28,318   Cash
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   0   62,009   18,657   Cash
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                                
8.02   RMF   York                                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                                
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   NAP   L(26),D(90),O(4)   Fee   5   0   108,984   18,164   Cash
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   NAP   L(26),D(89),O(5)   Fee   0   0   172,441   34,488   Cash
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   NAP   L(5),GRTR 1% or YM(111),O(4)   Fee   0   2,188   48,450   9,229   Cash
12   WFB   116 Inverness   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   7,500   52,257   24,884   Cash
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   NAP   L(25),D(90),O(5)   Fee   0   34,175   0   17,231   Cash
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   52,769   46,701   4,670   Cash
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   NAP   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   46,594   175,960   25,137   Cash
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   NAP   L(27),D(90),O(3)   Fee   0   0   34,815   11,605   Cash
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   NAP   L(25),D(88),O(7)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   42,135   19,184   6,395   Cash
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                                
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                                
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                                
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                                
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                                
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   16,563   0   28,956   Cash
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   94,078   50,033   15,883   Cash
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                                
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   5   0   76,289   19,072   Cash
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                                
22.02   WFB   Building D                                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   3,750   48,380   24,190   Cash
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   NAP   L(26),D(89),O(5)   Fee   0   0   71,160   17,790   Cash
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   NAP   L(25),D(31),O(4)   Fee   0   0   60,251   7,173   Cash
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                                
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   NAP   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   14,375   25,478   25,478   Cash
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   9,240   9,240   Cash
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   0   11,447   11,447   Cash
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   NAP   L(24),D(94),O(3)   Fee   0   0   24,528   6,132   Cash
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   0   0   178,957   13,766   Cash
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   26,875   38,676   12,892   Cash
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   NAP   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   12,875   15,848   5,283   Cash
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   NAP   L(26),D(91),O(3)   Fee   0   0   9,391   3,130   Cash
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   31,250   29,384   5,877   Cash
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   NAP   L(31),D(86),O(3)   Fee   0   26,913   11,902   5,951   Cash
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   13,938   26,390   12,567   Cash
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   NAP   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   3,688   34,088   8,522   Cash
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                                
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                                
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   30,000   31,398   7,849   Cash
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                                
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                                
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0   19,821   4,719   Cash
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   NAP   L(26),D(90),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP

 

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   5   0   22,344   7,448   Cash
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   0   12,500   13,442   6,721   Cash
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   NAP   L(26),GRTR 1% or YM or D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   NAP   L(26),GRTR 1% or YM or D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   107,000   20,500   Cash
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   12,802   14,885   3,721   Cash
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   NAP   L(27),D(90),O(3)   Fee   0   9,063   3,012   1,004   Cash
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   NAP   L(24),D(33),O(3)   Fee   0   83,688   14,885   4,962   Cash
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   NAP   L(25),D(32),O(3)   Fee   0   37,500   2,529   2,529   Cash
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   NAP   L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(32),O(3)   Fee   0   26,038   12,744   6,372   Cash
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   78,554   26,185   Cash
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   NAP   L(26),D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   2,671   2,671   Cash
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   NAP   L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(91),O(4)   Fee   0   114,971   17,726   5,909   Cash
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   NAP   L(25),D(92),O(3)   Fee   0   1,875   660   660   Cash
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   23,438   12,202   3,874   Cash
61   RMF   Jasper Center   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   17,500   7,937   1,890   Cash
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   4,406   5,361   5,106   Cash
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   24,119   1,628   1,628   Cash
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   6,313   8,557   2,037   Cash
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   NAP   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   0   9,338   4,669   Cash
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Leasehold   5   0   7,950   1,987   Cash
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   NAP   L(24),D(94),O(3)   Fee   0   1,000   10,327   1,721   Cash
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   32,620   16,310   Cash
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   4,087   6,488   Cash
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(83),1%(33),O(4)   Fee   10   0   9,522   5,648   Cash
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0   0   0   0   NAP
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0   0   NAP

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex       0   0   NAP       0
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX       0   0   NAP       0
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street       0   0   NAP       0
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City       87,019   9,017   Cash       0
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter       116,557   12,951   Cash       20,756
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace       13,286   3,322   Cash       0
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II       0   0   NAP       0
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio       22,619   2,464   Cash       0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street       0   0   NAP       0
10   LCF   Omni Officentre       25,597   3,200   Cash       350,000
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments       13,478   4,279   Cash       0
12   WFB   116 Inverness       0   0   NAP       0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington       60,513   0   Cash       0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments       50,137   5,305   Cash       600,000
15   LCF   Beachside Resort       68,728   13,746   Cash       0
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center       1,972   1,972   Cash       0
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments       10,248   3,416   Cash       0
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall       0   0   NAP       0
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio       5,781   1,927   Cash       0
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield       50,785   7,255   Cash       0
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo       21,084   3,347   Cash       0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes       0   0   NAP       0
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                        
22.02   WFB   Building D                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro       4,872   2,320   Cash       0
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega       0   0   NAP       50,000
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II       19,245   1,480   Cash       0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio       11,760   2,240   Cash       50,000
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center       3,302   3,302   Cash       7,132
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.       199,680   18,153   Cash       0
29   WFB   The Grupe Building       0   0   NAP       0
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia       6,930   2,886   Cash       0
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza       25,617   1,971   Cash       0
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court       26,120   3,265   Cash       83,101
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC       13,868   1,261   Cash       1,263
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center       3,276   1,092   Cash       0
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake       13,303   2,217   Cash       0
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza       27,576   3,014   Cash       2,599
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments       57,442   6,838   Cash       0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio       34,460   3,446   Cash       1,095
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP       2,984   1,492   Cash       230,885
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg       10,249   2,440   Cash       0
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX       386   194   Cash       0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0

 

 B-10 
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park       2,676   1,265   Cash       0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton       18,684   1,699   Cash       0
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora       0   0   NAP       0
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks       0   0   NAP       0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan       0   0   NAP       0
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP       1,081   541   Cash       555
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles       8,827   1,765   Cash       0
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC       10,615   965   Cash       1,136
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage       908   908   Cash       517
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments       45,983   9,197   Cash       2,888
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center       4,974   829   Cash       0
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza       2,358   786   Cash       0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP       1,732   577   Cash       475
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC       3,626   576   Cash       0
61   RMF   Jasper Center       8,408   1,602   Cash       0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia       1,408   335   Cash       0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP       1,820   455   Cash       550
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond       10,993   1,496   Cash       0
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC       1,148   574   Cash       404
67   WFB   Kroger Shops       3,070   614   Cash       0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage       2,146   2,146   Cash       958
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale       0   0   NAP       0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.       19,076   2,120   Cash       0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.       0   0   NAP       0
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion       0   0   NAP       0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat       0   0   NAP       0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon       0   0   NAP       0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.       0   0   NAP       0

 

 B-11 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   NAP    
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   0   NAP    
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0   0   NAP    
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   3,119   0   Cash    
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   20,756   0   Cash    
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   2,972   0   Cash    
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   3,016   0   Cash    
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   3,350   0   Cash    
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                
8.02   RMF   York                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   1,682   0   Cash    
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   6,127   0   Cash    
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   9,104   546,250   Cash    
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   0   NAP    
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   7,953   0   Cash    
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   5,208   0   Cash    
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   4.0% of Gross Revenue for the Property for the month which is two months prior to the month in which such Monthly Payment Date occurs   0   Cash    
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   1,128   0   Cash    
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   3,250   0   Cash    
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   NAP    
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   1,612   0   Cash    
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year's Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0   Cash    
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year's Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0   Cash    
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   524   0   Cash    
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                
22.02   WFB   Building D                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   1,174   0   Cash    
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   Cash    
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   1,747   0   Cash    
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   608   60,000   Cash    
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   7,132   0   Cash    
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   0   0   NAP    
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   2,120   50,880   Cash    
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   1/12 of 4.0% of prior year's gross revenues   0   Cash    
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   2,263   0   Cash    
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   1,164   133,101   Cash    
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   1,263   0   Cash    
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   693   0   Cash    
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   9,619   0   Cash    
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   2,599   0   Cash    
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   5,644   0   Cash    
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   1,095   0   Cash    
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   885   0   Cash    
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year's Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0   Cash    
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   0   NAP    
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    

 

 B-12 
 

 

                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   1,730   41,520   Cash    
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   4,804   0   Cash    
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   0   NAP    
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   0   NAP    
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   NAP    
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   555   0   Cash    
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   4,018   0   Cash    
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   1,136   0   Cash    
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   517   0   Cash    
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   2,888   0   Cash    
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   351   10,000   Cash    
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   790   0   Cash    
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   475   0   Cash    
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   750   0   Cash    
61   RMF   Jasper Center   912   0   Cash    
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   228   0   Cash    
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   550   0   Cash    
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   NAP    
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year's Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0   Cash    
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   404   0   Cash    
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   347   0   Cash    
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP    
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   958   0   Cash    
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP    
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   NAP    
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   NAP    
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP    
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   NAP    
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   NAP    
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   NAP    
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   NAP    

 

 B-13 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   0   NAP
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   0   0   NAP
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0   0   0   NAP
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   0   3,898   0   Cash
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   0   0   0   NAP
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   12,962   0   Cash
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   0   22,619   0   Cash
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0   0   0   NAP
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                
8.02   RMF   York                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   250,000   10,000   500,000   Cash
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   24,508   0   Cash
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0   0   0   NAP
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   0   0   NAP
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0   0   0   NAP
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   0   0   NAP
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   0   0   0   NAP
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   3,760   0   Cash
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   0   0   NAP
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   0   NAP
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   155,563   4,434   0   Cash
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   0   0   0   NAP
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0   0   0   NAP
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0   3,711   222,615   Cash
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                
22.02   WFB   Building D                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   70,620   5,251   0   Cash
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   0   NAP
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   (i) through and including February 6, 2019, an amount equal to $17,575.00 and (ii) commencing March 6, 2019, and continuing thereafter for the Term, the amount of $11,457.00.   0   Cash
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0   0   0   NAP
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   400,000   6,645   500,000   Cash
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   0   0   0   NAP
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   0   7,770   186,480   Cash
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   0   NAP
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   60,000   11,315   318,000   Cash
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   0   10,181   0   Cash
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   0   NAP
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   877   0   Cash
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   0   0   0   NAP
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   2,852   2,852   175,000   Cash
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0   0   0   NAP
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0   0   0   NAP
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   0   NAP
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   0   0   0   NAP
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   0   0   NAP
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP

 

 B-14 
 

 

                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   150,000   7,209   150,000   Cash
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   0   0   NAP
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   0   0   NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   0   0   NAP
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   0   NAP
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   0   NAP
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   0   0   NAP
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   0   NAP
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   0   NAP
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   0   NAP
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   55,000   1,514   55,000   Cash
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   2,391   0   Cash
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   0   NAP
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0   0   0   NAP
61   RMF   Jasper Center   50,000   1,968   0   Cash
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0   0   0   NAP
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   0   NAP
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0   0   0   NAP
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   0   NAP
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   25,000   1,282   60,000   Cash
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   0   NAP
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   0   NAP
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   0   NAP
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   0   NAP
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   0   NAP
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   0   NAP
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   0   NAP

 

 B-15 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex       0   0   NAP       Condominium Reserve   0
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX       0   0   NAP       Amortization Reserve   0
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street       0   0   NAP       Free Rent Reserve / Master Retail Lease Reserve / Ground Rent Reserve   Free Rent - $80,810,295
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City       0   0   NAP       Lifetime Brands Free Rent Reserve   16,301
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter       0   0   NAP       Seasonality Reserve   485,000
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace       0   0   NAP       Declaration Fee Reserve   0
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II       0   0   NAP       UCB/Stock Building Reserve   600,000
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                            
8.02   RMF   York                            
8.03   RMF   Arundel                            
8.04   RMF   Berwick                            
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street       0   0   NAP       Tenant Specific TILC / Rent Concession Reserve   Tenant Specific TILC - $62,748.13 / Rent Concession - $25,899
10   LCF   Omni Officentre       0   0   NAP       BCBS TI/LC Reserve   529,653
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
12   WFB   116 Inverness       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington       0   0   NAP       Collateral Deposit Funds   500,000
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
15   LCF   Beachside Resort       0   0   NAP       Seasonality Reserve   697,000
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center       0   0   NAP       Hallmark Retenanting Reserve   165,000
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments       0   0   NAP       Radon Reserve   48,972
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio       0   0   NAP       Vacant Space Reserve   177,030
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                            
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                            
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                            
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                            
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                            
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield       0   0   NAP       PIP Reserve Funds   1,150,000
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo       0   0   NAP       Choice Franchise Agreement Extension   400,000
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                            
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                            
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                            
22.02   WFB   Building D                            
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro       0   0   NAP       Free Rent Reserve Funds   6,793
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II       0   0   NAP       Free Rent Reserve   59,999
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                            
26.02   RMF   Newport News                            
26.03   RMF   Churchland                            
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center       0   0   NAP       Roof Reserve   100,000
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.       0   0   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Capital Improvements   8,518,256
29   WFB   The Grupe Building       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia       0   0   NAP       Property Improvement Plan Reserve   600,000
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake       0   0   NAP       Seasonality Reserve   0
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza       0   0   NAP       Food Lion Rollover Reserve   1,901
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio       0   0   NAP       Endicott Office Reserve   103,500
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                            
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                            
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                            
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                            
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg       0   0   NAP       PIP Funds   250,000
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Negative Carry   160,000
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX       0   0   NAP       NAP   0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.       0   0   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Capital Improvements   1,000,000

 

 B-16 
 

 

                                       
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                              
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                              
                                       
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name     TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton         0   0   NAP       Seasonality Reserve   4,000
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles         0   0   NAP       PIP Reserve   87,500
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC         0   0   NAP       Borrower Owned Home Sale Proceeds   250,000
61   RMF   Jasper Center         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond         0   0   NAP       PIP Funds   750,000
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
67   WFB   Kroger Shops         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage         0   0   NAP       Insurance Deductible Reserve   15,000
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon         0   0   NAP       NAP   0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.         0   0   NAP       NAP   0

 

 B-17 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0   0   Cash       Tenant Specific TI Reserve   72,789,685
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   0   0   Cash       Lifetime Brands Existing TI Reserve   98,000
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   121,250   485,000   Cash       PIP Reserve   0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   22,619   225,000   Cash       NAP   0
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   0   0   Cash       Torti Gallas Reserve   0
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   0   Cash       Free Rent Reserve   202,426
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   May - June: 10% of $697,000 rounded to the nearest $5,000; July: 35% of the $697,000 rounded to the nearest $5,000; August - Aggregate deposits made in the foregoing months subtracted from the remaining Seasonality Reserve Annual Deposit Amount; September - April: None   0   Cash       NAP   0
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   0   0   Cash       Seasonality Fund   16,700
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                        
22.02   WFB   Building D                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   0   0   Cash       Cold Beverage Rollover Funds   20,900
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   36,250   1,750,000   Cash       Collateral Security Agreement for Litigation   50,000
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   On each Monthly Payment Date an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 25% of the seasonality reserve cap and (ii) available cash flow   179,000   Cash       PIP Reserve   0
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   1,901   0   Cash       NAP   0
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0   0   Cash       Endicott Lease Reserve   23,918
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   5,000   0   Cash       NAP   0
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   Cash       NAP   0

 

 

 B-18 
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
61   RMF   Jasper Center   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0   0   Cash       NAP   0
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   Cash       Prepaid Rent Reserve   0
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   NAP       NAP   0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP   0

 

 B-19 
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback(7)   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                                
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                                
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                                
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                                
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                                
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                                
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                                
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                                
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                                
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                                
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                                
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                                
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                                
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0   0   Guaranty           Y   72,789,685   Hard/Springing Cash Management
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   7,643   663,583   Cash           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                                
8.02   RMF   York                                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                                
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   0   0   NAP           N       Soft/Springing Cash Management
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   0   Cash           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                                
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                                
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                                
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                                
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                                
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   $16,700 from 3/2016 through and including 11/2016; thereafter, from March through November during the loan term, a product of the aggregate amount of Seasonality Shortfalls for the preceding 12-month period multiplied by 1.25 divided by nine. A floor of $16,700 shall apply.   0   Cash           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                                
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0   0   NAP       Tenant Occupancy Holdback - 425,686 / Tenant Specific TI/LC Holdback - 252,016   N       Springing
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                                
22.02   WFB   Building D                                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   0   0   Cash           N       Springing
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                                
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   0   0   Cash           N       None
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0   0   Cash           N       Springing
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                                
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                                
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                                
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                                
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback(7)   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   0   NAP           N       None
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   0   NAP           N       None
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
61   RMF   Jasper Center   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   0   0   NAP           N       None
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   NAP           N       Springing
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   NAP           N       None
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   NAP           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   NAP           N       None

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE            
                     
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   ARC HR5SNFI001 SPE, LLC   American Finance Trust, Inc.   0.0025%
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   El Paso Six Storage 18 (TX) LLC; Fernandina Beach Storage 18 (FL) LLC; Greensboro Storage Owner 18 (NC) LP; Airport Storage 18 (FL) LLC; Beechnut Storage Owner 18 (TX) LP; Rankin Storage Owner 18 (TX) LP; Avondale Storage Owner 18 (LA) LP; Portland Storage 18 (OR) LLC   Corporate Property Associates 18 Global Incorporated   0.0050%
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   WFP Tower B Co. L.P.   Brookfield Financial Properties, L.P.   0.0025%
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   Garden City 505, LLC   David J. Cohen; Abraham J. Cohen   0.0050%
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   CHA Tukwila, LLC   Ki Yong Choi   0.0050%
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   Outer Drive 39 Development Co., LLC   Redico Properties LLC; Daniel L. Stern; Christopher G. Brochert   0.0050%
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   Brier Creek 1 & 2, LLC   Riprand Count Arco   0.0325%
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Prime Storage Arundel, LLC; Prime Storage Berwick, LLC; Prime Storage York, LLC; Prime Storage Somersworth, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
8.01   RMF   Somersworth            
8.02   RMF   York            
8.03   RMF   Arundel            
8.04   RMF   Berwick            
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   1300 Spring Street, LLC   SAB Family Limited Partnership   0.0050%
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   Omni Property Group, LLC   Larry Nemer   0.0525%
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   W Bell LLC   Vesna Djordjevich   0.0050%
12   WFB   116 Inverness   116 Inverness Drive East LLC   AICI, LLC   0.0050%
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Vineyards at Arlington LLC; Arlington Realty Owner DE LLC   Barry Leon; Irving Langer   0.0050%
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   Bancroft Auburn Glen, LLC   Barrett Penan   0.0050%
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   Panama City Beach Hotel LLC   Michel O. Provosty, Jr.   0.0050%
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   Advance Real Estate Management, LLC   Doruk A. Borekci; Kenan Borekci; Ahmet Zeki Borekci   0.0050%
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   Eagle Chase Investors, LLC   William A. Butler; Daniel W. Anderson, Sr.; Stephen L. Butler; Malcolm S. Bethea; Phyllis Kelsey-Greene   0.0050%
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   Flipper (FL) LLC   Corporate Property Associates 17 - Global Incorporated   0.0050%
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   North Alabama Retail, LLC   Len B. Shannon, III; Derek R.Waltchack; Timothy S. Blair; Andrew R. Patterson; Daniel W. Samford; Thomas B. Miles   0.0525%
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes            
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1            
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes            
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2            
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2            
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   I-85 Hospitality Group Limited Liability Company   Paul Reisman; Steven Reisman   0.0050%
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Ross Osage Hotels LP   Mark E. Shaffer; Juli Anne Shaffer   0.0050%
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites            
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites            
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   Falcon Prime Holdings, Ltd.   Hatem A. Saqr   0.0050%
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C            
22.02   WFB   Building D            
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Plaza De Oro of Dallas, LLC   Mark H. Engelman   0.0050%
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   Dahlonega Group, LLC   Robert Ridino   0.0050%
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   River Ridge Office Building I, LLC & River Ridge Office Building II, LLC   Gabriel L. Schuchman   0.0525%
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Prime Chesapeake, LLC; Prime Newport News, LLC; Prime Mooretown, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg            
26.02   RMF   Newport News            
26.03   RMF   Churchland            
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   Outland Business Park, LLC   Adir Levitas   0.0050%
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP   0.0800%
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   Brookside March Office Investors, LLC   The Greenlaw Grupe, Jr. Operating Partnership   0.0050%
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   Alpha Hospitality, LLC   Heetesh Patel   0.0050%
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   NW Plaza Associates 1, LLC   Nathan S. Leader, Nathan S. Leader Revocable Trust U/A/D 11-9-01   0.0525%
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   Cherry Hill Court Associates, L.L.C.   Robert D. Goldman   0.0050%
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   Ramp Creek Community LLC   Kelly Case; Dawn Palya-Maharry   0.0050%
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   Engel South Park Center LLC   William A. Butler; Hubert W. Goings, Jr.; William E. Coleman III   0.0050%
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   JSB Properties LLC   Sukhwinder Bharij; Maryam S. Bharij   0.0050%
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   Edgewood Plaza Associates LLC   Ronald D. Strawn and Stephen J. Garchik   0.0050%
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   TACP Dcreek LP   Madeleine Ficaccio   0.0050%
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   Regency New York Inc.   Barbi Benton Gradow   0.0050%
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami            
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott            
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   American Dream Communities - Stone Tree LLC   Paul Skyler Liechty; Paul E. Liechty; David R. Hunt, Sr.; Gregory S. Rumsey   0.0050%
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP            
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP            
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Massr Hotel, LLC   Sunil S. Mehta; Nisha Mehta   0.0050%
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   Warren San Antonio, LLC   Barbara Sterling   0.0050%
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE            
                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   MKD North Tech, LLC   MKD Investments, L.P.   0.0050%
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   Yagnapurush, LLC   Vikram D. Patel and Jagdish B. Patel   0.0050%
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   Security Public Storage - Glendora LLC   Benjamin D. Eisler and Shirley E. Eisler, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Eisler Revocable Trust; Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz Revocable Trusts; BACO Realty Corporation   0.0050%
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   Security Public Storage - Sparks LLC   Michael Orwitz, individually and as Trustee of the Michael Orwitz Living Trust; Michael B. Eisler; Michael Bradley Eisler as Trustee of the Michael Bradley Eisler Revocable Trust   0.0050%
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   WAG Sheridan LLC   Ann McPherson; Ann McPherson Trust   0.0050%
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   Summerville Hayes, LLC   Rudy Colombini   0.0050%
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   Shiv Ganesh, LLC   Rajesh Patel, Jignesh Patel, Pinu Patel, Sandipkumar Patel and Ankur Patel   0.0050%
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   NE Ohio Holdings, LLC   Mark Coleman   0.0050%
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   2711 Woodruff Road Self Storage, LLC; BLS Upstate Storage, LLC   Paul E. Walker, Jr.; Franklin F. Adams   0.0050%
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   Platinum Tara Oaks LP   Sean M. Greene; Kenrick A. Eyre   0.0050%
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   Raronah LLC   Lloyd Shochat; Amy Shochat; Shauna Weinstein; Scott Weinstein; The Shauna Weinstein Trust; and The Lloyad Shochat Trust   0.0050%
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   Smokey Hill Crossing LLC   Mehran Farhadi; Ronco Revocable Trust Dated June 29, 1995; Farhadi Revocable Family Trust Dated December 16, 2009   0.0050%
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   Picture Ranch, LLC   John Brierton; Jeanne Brierton; The Brierton Family Trust Dated March 21, 1996   0.0050%
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   NLP Acquisition Limited Partnership III   Richard A. Placido   0.0825%
61   RMF   Jasper Center   JK Jasper LLC   Jakob Kaiser   0.0050%
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   Prime Storage Newland, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   High Chaparral Estates, LLC   Irene Levi   0.0050%
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Mars Partnership LLC   Sunil S. Mehta; Nisha Mehta   0.0050%
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   Quality Pines MHP LLC   Rohit Jindal   0.0050%
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   Shore Drive Retail LLC   Robert Stanton   0.0825%
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   Storehouse SS, LLC   Douglas A. Dattilo   0.0050%
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   530 Howard Street Associates, L.P.   Peter Sullivan   0.0050%
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP   0.0800%
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   LFD Albion PA LLC   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   LFD Rural Retreat VA LLC   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   LFD Mt Vernon AL LLC   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP   0.0800%

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Registrar

Wells Fargo Center

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023

New York, New York 10152

Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount][__% Percentage Interest] of Class ___ Certificates (the “Certificates”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit C-1
 

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.             Check one of the following:*

 

☐           The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (each, an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

☐           The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.          The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificates (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates (and any subsequent Certificates) have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificates only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

 

 

* Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit C-2
 

 

3.             The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum and the Final Private Placement Memorandum related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.             The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificates (and any Certificates issued on transfer or exchange thereof) have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificates cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.             The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.             The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.             Check one of the following:**

 

☐           The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

☐           The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificates and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification

 

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

 

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

Exhibit C-3
 

 

expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

8.            Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

☐          (a)           by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

       
Bank:      
ABA #:    
Account #:  
Attention:  

 

☐          (b)           by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

 

 
 
 

 

9.           If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

   
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]

 

 

 

**** Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit C-4
 

 

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated:

 

Exhibit C-5
 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

Form of Transferee Affidavit FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Wells Fargo Center

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2016, by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

STATE OF )
  )          ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.          I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.          The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i)  “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.          The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership

 

Exhibit D-1-1
 

 

thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an “electing large partnership”, as defined in Section 775 of the Code and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause a Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.          The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.          The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.          No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.          The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.          Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐          The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)          the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)         the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

Exhibit D-1-2
 

 

(iii)        the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐          The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)          the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)        at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)        the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)        the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐          None of the above.

 

9.          The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.        The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.        The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that

 

Exhibit D-1-3
 

 

it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

12.          The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.          The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.          The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.          The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the agent of the “tax matters person” and “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-1-4
 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

   
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of _______________

 

[SEAL]

 

My Commission expires:

 

 

Exhibit D-1-5
 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Wells Fargo Center

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)          No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)          The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)          The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that

 

Exhibit D-2-1
 

 

the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

     
  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information
 
  Name of Mortgagor:  
     
  [[General][NCB]  
  Master Servicer]
[[General][NCB]
Special Servicer]
Loan No.:
 
Custodian
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
 
Address:

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

  Custodian/Trustee
Mortgage File No.:
 
 
Depositor
 
  Name: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
     
  Address:

c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

     
  Certificates: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

The undersigned [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1,

 

Exhibit E-1
 

 

2016, by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

( )  
   
( )  
   
( )  
   
( )  

 

The undersigned [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)          The [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)          The [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)          The [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)          The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [[General][NCB] Master Servicer] [[General][NCB] Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

Exhibit E-2
 

 

     
  [____________]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit E-3
 

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION
LETTER REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

Wells Fargo Center

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate initial [Notional Amount][Certificate Balance] in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [X-G][E][F][G] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.          The Purchaser is not and will not be (a) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) for which no election has been made under Section 410(d) of the Code, or any other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”)

 

Exhibit F-1-1
 

 

which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or a Plan subject to Similar Law purchasing under circumstances that would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

2.          The Purchaser understands that if the Purchaser is or becomes a Person referred to in 1(a) or (b) above, such Purchaser is required to provide to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters or the Trust.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____________, 20__.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit F-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

 

Form of ERISA Representation Letter
regarding CLASS R and class V CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

Wells Fargo Center

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [__]% Percentage Interest in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, [Class R][Class V] Certificates (the “[Class R][Class V] Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the [Class R][Class V] Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (b) any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using

 

Exhibit F-2-1
 

 

the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such [Class R][Class V] Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, 20__.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _______

 

Exhibit F-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

See Annex B to the Prospectus

 

Exhibit G-1
 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B, and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

  [NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit H-1
 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
during Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit I-1
 

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc:    Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 

 

 

 

**      Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit I-2
 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit J-1
 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc:    Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  

 

 

 

*       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit J-2
 

 

EXHIBIT K

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 

 

*     Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit K-1
 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc:     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  

 

Exhibit K-2
 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.03(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

 

 

*     Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit L-1
 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  Dated:______________
   
  By:    
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit L-2
 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

 

*     Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit M-1
 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc:     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  

 

 

 

**     Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit M-2
 

 

EXHIBIT N

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit N-1
 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc:    Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  

 

 

 

*       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit N-2
 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

Exhibit O-1
 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc:     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  

 

Exhibit O-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.          The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.          In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.          The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

5.          The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from

 

Exhibit P-1A-1
 

 

its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1A-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
     
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33

     

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042

Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com) 

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)

     
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33
   

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations

 

Exhibit P-1B-1
 

 

Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

 

2.          The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

3.          The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.          The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.          At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

Exhibit P-1B-2
 

 

8.          [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

9.          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1B-3
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage 2016-C33 Asset Manager

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.             The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

Exhibit P-1C-1
 

 

3.             In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.             The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

5.             The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statement confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statement will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statement confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statement (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statement in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.             The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1C-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
     
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33 

     

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042 

Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com) 

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)

 

     
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33
   

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations

 

Exhibit P-1D-1
 

 

Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

 

2.          The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.          The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.          Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.          The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund

 

Exhibit P-1D-2
 

 

for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.          To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.          The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

10.        Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1D-3
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
     
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33 

     

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042 

Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33) 

     
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33
   

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class Certificates

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2016-C33, REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

Exhibit P-1E-1
 

 

1.          The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.          The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.]

 

3.          As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP Class Outstanding Certificate Balance Initial Certificate Balance
       
       
       

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

4.          Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in

 

Exhibit P-1E-2
 

 

part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.          The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.          To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.          The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

10.        The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not

 

Exhibit P-1E-3
 

 

permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

11.          The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit P-1E-4
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [EXCLUDED LOAN] [EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER] TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com 

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747

Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.          The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

Exhibit P-1F-1
 

 

3.          The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 securitization should be revoked as to such users: 

   
   
   
   

 

4.          The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

  

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Certificate Administrator
   
Name:  
Title:  

 

Exhibit P-1F-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

 

Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder

 

[Date]

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
     
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-C33 

     

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042 

Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com) 

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33) 

     
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33
   

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class [__] Certificates

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.          The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

Exhibit P-1G-1
 

 

3.          If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.          [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

5.          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______ 

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit P-1G-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2016-C33

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 _____________________________

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

 

2.The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and either (x) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Exhibit P-2-1
 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-2-2
 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

Exhibit P-2-3
 

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Exhibit P-2-4
 

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10152
Attention: Matthew Orrino
E-mail: wfs.cmbs@wellsfargo.com

 

Exhibit P-2-5
 

  

EXHIBIT P-3

 

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2016-C33

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 _____________________________

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., CMBS.com, Inc., Markit Group Limited or Thomson Reuters Corporation, a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicers, the Special Servicers, the

 

Exhibit P-3-1
 

 

Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-3-2
 

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or for which a Liquidation Event has occurred) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required officer’s certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller have been reviewed by it or by a Custodian on its behalf and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit Q-1
 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

SCHEDULE A

 

[APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER’S NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

DBRS, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance
Facsimile No.: (312) 332-3492
Email: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com 

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295 

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller 

Telecopy number: (305) 229-6425 

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

Exhibit Q-2
 

 

with a copy to: 

Attention: Jeff Krasnoff 

Telecopy number: (305) 229-6425 

Email: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com 

 

with a copy to: 

Attention: Niral Shah 

Telecopy number: (305) 229-6425 

Email: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

with a copy to: 

Attention: Adam Singer 

Telecopy number: (305) 229-6425 

Email: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager 

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2016-C33 

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33 

 

Rialto CMBS IX, LLC, c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Josh Cromer
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

Exhibit Q-3
 

 

Rialto CMBS IX, LLC, c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Joseph Bachkosky
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

Exhibit Q-4
 

 

  

 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR MASTER SERVICERS

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036] 

 

[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop]

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

  

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), the Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer hereby constitutes and appoints the [General][NCB] Master Servicer, by and through the [General][NCB] Master Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such

 

 Exhibit R-1-1

 

 

documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.          The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.          The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.          The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.          The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.          The completion of loan assumption agreements.

 

6.          The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.          The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.          The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.          The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

 Exhibit R-1-2

 

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.          With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.         The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.         The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

 Exhibit R-1-3

 

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments; and

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers), documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the [General][NCB] Master Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the [General][NCB] Master Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The [General][NCB] Master Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the [General][NCB] Master Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein. If the [General][NCB] Master Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name

 

 Exhibit R-1-4

 

 

of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the [General][NCB] Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers granted to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the [General][NCB] Master Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The [General][NCB] Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:
     

    Prepared by:
     
      Name:

 Exhibit R-1-5

 

 

       
Witness:      
       
       
Witness:      
       

 

 Exhibit R-1-6

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )
  )        ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

On __________________, before me, _________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared _______________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal. 

   
  Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   

 

 

 Exhibit R-1-7

 

  

EXHIBIT R-2

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR SPECIAL SERVICERS

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY: 

 

[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)] 

 

[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop]

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

  

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890 as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Agreement”) by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, the Trustee and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, hereby constitutes and appoints the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, by and through the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer and all properties (“REO Properties”) administered by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement.

 

 Exhibit R-2-1

 

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that (i) said modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company of a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

  

4.The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.The completion of loan assumption agreements and transfers of interest in borrower entities.

  

6.The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

  

7.The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the sale or repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

  

8.The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in any Mortgage or the related promissory note, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, taking title to any Mortgaged Property on behalf of the Trust, foreclosure, the taking of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure and/or any related litigation, including without limitation, guaranty or receivership litigation, or litigation on the note, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such

  

 Exhibit R-2-2

 

 

eviction actions or proceedings, the initiation or defense of any litigation related to the ownership of any REO Property, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions;

  

i.the creation of a wholly-owned entity of the Trust for purposes of holding foreclosed property; and

 

j.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 8.a. through 8.h. above.

  

10.With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

  

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

  

 Exhibit R-2-3

 

 

 

d.escrow instructions; and

  

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

  

11.The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the mortgaged property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.The execution and delivery of the following:

  

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

  

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments;

  

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers) or REO Properties, documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, management agreements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents; and

  

d.any and all documents, instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

  

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the

 

 Exhibit R-2-4

 

 

undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

  

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

  

Solely to the extent that the [General][NCB] Special Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the [General][NCB] Special Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer.

  

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the [General][NCB] Special Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein. If the [General][NCB] Special Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the [General][NCB] Special Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

  

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers granted to the [General][NCB] Special Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the [General][NCB] Special Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

  

The [General][NCB] Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

  

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

  

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

 Exhibit R-2-5

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

  Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

     
Witness:      
       
       
Witness:      
       

 

 Exhibit R-2-6

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )
  )        ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

On __________________, before me, _________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared _______________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   

Notary signature

  

 Exhibit R-2-7

 

  

EXHIBIT S

 

INITIAL COMPANION HOLDERS  

 

Loan Companion Holder
Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan

NOTE A-1-A, NOTE A-1-B, NOTE A-2-A, NOTE A-2-B, NOTE A-3-A AND NOTE A-4-A

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:
Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack
E-mail: pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com

with a copy to:

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Perelman
E-mail: robert.perelman@laddercapital.com

 

NOTE A-3-B and NOTE A-4-B

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
383 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Kunal K. Singh
Fax number: (212) 834-6029

with a copy to:

383 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Bianca A. Russo, Esq.
Fax number: (917) 464-6116

 

 

 Exhibit S-1

 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

FORM OF NOTICE FOR NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing, MAC D1086-120
550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-225L Asset Manager
Facsimile Number: (704) 715-0036
Email: aldrin.buenaventura@wellsfargo.com

 

VIA EMAIL

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

As you know, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acts as the servicer (the “Lead Servicer”) for the whole loan secured by the mortgaged property identified as 225 Liberty Street (the “Subject Whole Loan”) under the trust and servicing agreement relating to 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (the “Lead TSA”). This is to inform you that Note A-1F of the Subject Whole Loan (the “Subject Mortgage Loan”) has been transferred to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated March 1, 2016 (the “2016-C33 Pooling Agreement”) by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “2016-C33 General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “2016-C33 Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “2016-C33 Trustee”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, and that the 2016-C33 Trustee is the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan.

 

The undersigned, as 2016-C33 Certificate Administrator, hereby directs you, in your capacity as the Lead Servicer of the Subject Whole Loan, to remit to the 2016-C33 Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the 2016-C33 Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the 2016-C33 Pooling Agreement) and the Lead TSA.

 

The Subject Mortgage Loan [is][is not] a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the 2016-C33 Pooling Agreement) under the 2016-C33 Pooling Agreement.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

 Exhibit T-1

 

 

Date: _________________________

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

  

 Exhibit T-2

 

   

EXHIBIT U

 

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN 

 

To:DBRS, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance
Facsimile No.: (312) 332-3492
Email: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

From:[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association][National Cooperative Bank, N.A.], in its capacity as [General][NCB] Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, NCB Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date:_________, 20___

 

 Exhibit U-1

 

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
            ____________________

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As [General][NCB] Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a)     Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____   a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____   a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)     Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the [General][NCB] Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)         The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)        The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)       The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)      The [General][NCB] Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

 Exhibit U-2

 

 

(v)       The [General][NCB] Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

(vi)      The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)     The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)    The [General][NCB] Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not

 

 Exhibit U-3

 

 

exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

(ix)       The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)        The [General][NCB] Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)        Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d)       Certify that the individual under whose hand the [General][NCB] Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e)        Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

 Exhibit U-4

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the [General][NCB] Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above. 

 

 

[________________]
as [General][NCB] Master Servicer

   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

  

 Exhibit U-5

 

  

EXHIBIT V

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).
Transaction: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33
Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
[General Special Servicer: Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC]
[NCB Special Servicer: National Cooperative Bank, N.A.]
Directing Certificateholder: [______]

 

I.Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The [General][NCB] Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [·] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

a.[·] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

b.Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [·] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

II.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s operational activities to service certain Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Based on such limited review, the Operating Advisor [does, does not] believe there are material violations of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

 Exhibit V-1

 

 

In connection with the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor:

 

1.Reviewed the Asset Status Reports, the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations and [LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION] for the following [·] Specially Serviced Loans: [List related mortgage loans]

 

2.Consulted with the [General][NCB] Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor’s analysis of the Asset Status Reports (including related net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations) related to the Specially Serviced Loans should be considered a limited investigation and not be considered a full or limited audit. For instance, we did not review each page of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any property, visit the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

III.Specific Items of Review

 

1.The Operating Advisor reviewed the following items in connection with the generation of this report: [LIST MATERIAL ITEMS].

 

2.During the prior year, the Operating Advisor consulted with the [General][NCB] Special Servicer regarding its strategy plan for a limited number of issues related to the following Specially Serviced Loans: [LIST]. The Operating Advisor participated in discussions and made strategic observations and recommended alternative courses of action to the extent it deemed such observations and recommendations appropriate. The [General][NCB] Special Servicer [agreed with/did not agree with] the material recommendations made by the Operating Advisor. Such recommendations generally included the following: [LIST].

 

3.Appraisal Reduction calculations and net present value calculations:

 

4.The Operating Advisor [received/did not receive] information necessary to recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any Appraisal Reduction or net present value calculations used in the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or

 

 Exhibit V-2

 

 

liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the utilization by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer.

 

a.The Operating Advisor [agrees/does not agree] with the [mathematical calculations] [and/or] [the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula] required to be utilized for such calculation.

 

b.After consultation with the [General][NCB] Special Servicer to resolve any inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations, such inaccuracy [has been/ has not been] resolved.

 

5.The following is a general discussion of certain concerns raised by the Operating Advisor discussed in this report: [LIST CONCERNS].

 

6.In addition to the other information presented herein, the Operating Advisor notes the following additional items, if any: [LIST ADDITIONAL ITEMS].

 

IV.Qualifications Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.The Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder directly. As such, the Operating Advisor generally relied upon the information delivered to it by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report.

 

2.The [General][NCB] Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service the Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein.

 

3.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of the discussions held between it and the [General][NCB] Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer.

 

4.There are many tasks that the [General][NCB] Special Servicer undertakes on an on-going basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

 Exhibit V-3

 

 

5.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the Certificate Administrator through the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 Exhibit V-4

 

  

EXHIBIT W 

 

Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of [GENERAL][ncb] Special Servicer

  

Wilmington Trust, National Association
  as Trustee
1100 North Market Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19890 

Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2016-C33
Telecopy number: (302) 630-4140

  

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33
Telecopy Number: (410) 715-2380

  

[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

as General Special Servicer 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)]

  

[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.

as NCB Special Servicer
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop]

  

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33,
Recommendation of Replacement of [General][NCB] Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special

 

 Exhibit W-1

 

 

Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC][National Cooperative Bank, N.A.], in its current capacity as [General][NCB] Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC][National Cooperative Bank, N.A.] be removed as [General][NCB] Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity. 

     
  Very truly yours,
     
  [The Operating Advisor]
       
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated:

 

 Exhibit W-2

 

 

EXHIBIT X

 

Form of CONFIDENTIALITY Agreement

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036]

 

[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)]

 

[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop]

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”)/Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC (“Rialto”)/National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (“NCB”)] understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information 

 

 Exhibit X-1

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

  

(as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

[Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB], and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB], the [“General Master Servicer”/”NCB Master Servicer”/”General Special Servicer”/”NCB Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and its respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

 Exhibit X-2

 

  

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 3

  

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this agreement.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB] intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of [Wells Fargo/Rialto/NCB]’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

 Exhibit X-3

 

  

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein. 

   
  Very truly yours,
     
  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]
     
  [RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]
     
  [NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
   
  By:
    Name:
    Title:]

 

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:  
     
[COMPANY NAME]  
     
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:

   

 Exhibit X-4

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., the depositor into the above-referenced Trust, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [(A) Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer and (B) Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A. as Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Non-Serviced Trustee of the 225 Liberty Street Mortgage Loan.]

 

Exhibit Y-1
 

 

Date:  

 

President and Chief Executive Officer
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
(Senior officer in charge of the securitization of the depositor)
 

 

Exhibit Y-2
 

 

EXHIBIT Z-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), NCB Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [_______], Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 20[__] (the “Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K to be filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the “Reports”), of the Trust;

 

2.To my knowledge, the Reports taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Annual Report;

 

3.To my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;

 

4.I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statements required for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed on any Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

Exhibit Z-1-1
 

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Certificate Administrator for asset-backed securities with respect to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, the Certificate Administrator has reasonably relied on information provided to it by the following unaffiliated persons: the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and/or the Custodian.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]
     
  [NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

Exhibit Z-1-2
 

 

Exhibit Z-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as General Master Servicer][NCB COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer] under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), NCB Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the [General][NCB] Master Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, all servicing information and all reports (the “Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Sections 3.12(b) and (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, the master servicing information contained in the Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant

 

Exhibit Z-2-1
 

 

 to Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the [General][NCB] Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the [General][NCB] Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the [General][NCB] Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

[In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of third parties (including the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, but other than a Sub-Servicer, Additional Servicer or any other third party retained by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer that is not a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor the [General][NCB] Master Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the Servicer Reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Solely with respect to the completeness of information and reports, I do not certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by the [General][NCB] Master Servicer have been properly completed and that any fields that have been left blank on their face have been done so in accordance with the CREFC procedures for such report.]

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

Exhibit Z-2-2
 

 

     
  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]
     
  [NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

Exhibit Z-2-3
 

 

Exhibit Z-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________ ] of [RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC][NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.] as [General][NCB] Special Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports (the “Special Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer to the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the special servicing information contained in the Special Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the [General][NCB] Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the

 

Exhibit Z-3-1
 

 

[General][NCB] Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the [General][NCB] Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the [General][NCB] Special Servicer assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the [General][NCB] Special Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the [General][NCB] Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the [General][NCB] Special Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  [General][NCB] Special Servicer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-3-2
 

 

Exhibit Z-4

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by Trustee

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Trustee for asset-backed securities with respect to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

Exhibit Z-4-1
 

 

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-4-2
 

 

Exhibit Z-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC (the “Operating Advisor”) as Operating Advisor under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Operating Advisor, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Operating Advisor to the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Operating Advisor to the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

Exhibit Z-5-1
 

 

3.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year ________ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

4.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Operating Advisor for asset-backed securities with respect to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:



 

Exhibit Z-5-2
 

 

Exhibit Z-6

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by CUSTODIAN

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian (the “Custodian”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Custodian for asset-backed securities with respect to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-6-1
 

 

Exhibit Z-7

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of [______] (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) as Asset Representations Reviewer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the Asset Representations Reviewer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports; and

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports.

 

Exhibit Z-7-1
 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-7-2
 

 

EXHIBIT AA

 

Servicing Criteria
to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). In addition, this Exhibit AA 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit AA forms a part or to require an assessment of a criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of such Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit AA, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by either Master Servicer or either Special Servicer.

 

Servicing Criteria applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable)

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit AA-1
 

 

  Servicing Criteria APPLICABLE
Servicing
Criteria
Reference Criteria  
  made only by authorized personnel.  
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.

Trustee (as applicable)1

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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 Exchange Act.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

Certificate Administrator

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer
NCB Special Servicer

 

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission 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 Commission 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 Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
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. Certificate Administrator
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. Certificate Administrator
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. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Custodian
General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

 

 

 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit AA-2
 

 

General Special Servicer

NCB Special Servicer

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
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.

Certificate Administrator
General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer
NCB 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

General Special Servicer

NCB Special Servicer
Operating Advisor

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).

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

General Special Servicer

NCB 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master Servicer

1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.

General Master Servicer

NCB Master 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

 

Exhibit AA-2
 

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer are the same entity, the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit AA-3
 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the applicable Master Servicer to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2016-C33 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1A: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

·     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 1B: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

·     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

·     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

·     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

·     Certificate Administrator

 

·     Depositor

 

·     Asset Representations Reviewer

Item 2: Legal Proceedings: ·     Each Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

Exhibit BB-1
 

 

 

·     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

·     Each Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

·     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

·     Trustee (as to itself)

 

·     Depositor (as to itself)

 

·     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

·     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

·     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/each Master Servicer/Depositor/each Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

·     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

·     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

·     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds ·     Depositor
Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities ·     Certificate Administrator
Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ·     Certificate Administrator
    Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

·     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall

·     Each Master Servicer (excluding information for which a Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

·     Each Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

 

Exhibit BB-2
 

 

consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

 

·     Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

·     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor as defined in Regulation AB)

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

·     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

·     Depositor
Item 9: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions: (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K

·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.

 

·     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related

 

Exhibit BB-3
 

 

Disclosure”.

Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

·     Each Master Servicer (with respect to the balance of its Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

·     Each Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each applicable REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

·     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Certificate Administrator

·     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 22):

·     The applicable party that is the “Party

 

Exhibit BB-4
 

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report. Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

·     Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable.
Item 10: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously ·     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided that, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is

 

Exhibit BB-5
 

 

reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 10.

 

Exhibit BB-6
 

 

 

EXHIBIT CC

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2016-C33 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

 

·     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-1
 

 

 

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.
Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

·     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

·     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

·     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

·     The Depositor  

 

Exhibit CC-2
 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

·     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

·     Each Master Servicer (excluding information for which a Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

·     Each Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

·     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

  

·     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-3
 

 

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

·     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

·     Each Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

·     Each Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

·     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

·     Trustee (as to itself)

 

·     Depositor (as to itself)

 

·     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /each Master Servicer/Depositor/each Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

·     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

·     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

·     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

·     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

·     Each Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

·     Each Special Servicer

·     Certificate Administrator

·     Trustee

·     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer

 

Exhibit CC-4
 

 

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2016-C33 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

·     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2016-C33 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if

constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

·     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

·     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

·     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

Exhibit CC-5
 

 

it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.  

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

·     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2016-C33 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was

·     The Depositor

·     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

Exhibit CC-6
 

 

previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

·     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 201[_]-[_] transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-7
 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Trustee

·     Certificate Administrator

·     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit CC-8
 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Depositor.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

·     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

·     Each Master Servicer

·     Each Special Servicer

·     Depositor

·     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

 

Exhibit CC-9
 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.09 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-10
 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable.  
Item 15: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ·     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicers or the Special Servicers constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).  
Item 15: Exhibit (no. 101)

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Not Applicable
Item 15: Exhibit (no. 102)

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 103)

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

 

Exhibit CC-11
 

  

EXHIBIT DD

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2016-C33 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

·     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction,

 

Exhibit DD-1
 

 

  even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ·     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, each Master Servicer and/or each Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ·     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item  
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership ·     Depositor  

 

Exhibit DD-2
 

  

Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

·     Depositor

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year

·     Depositor

Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material

·     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

·     Trustee

·     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

·     Certificate Administrator

·     Each Master Servicer or each Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

·     Each Master Servicer (as to a party appointed by such Master Servicer)

·     Each Special Servicer

·     Certificate Administrator

·     Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

·     Depositor

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution

·     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure

·     Depositor

Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure

·     Depositor

Item 8.01: Other Events

·     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of

·     Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-3
 

 

Regulation S-K)  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Certificate Administrator

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

·     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the

·     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit DD-4
 

 

name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

·     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

·     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-5
 

 

EXHIBIT EE

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 


**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

  

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [          ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                        ], phone number: [                        ]; email address: [                        ].

     
  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit EE-1
 

 

EXHIBIT FF

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC
   
2.Bernard Financial Corporation
   
3.Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC

  

Exhibit FF-1
 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

1.Bernard Financial Corporation

 

Exhibit GG-1
 

   

EXHIBIT HH

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer] [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer] [National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer] [National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:    

 

[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as general master servicer]
[RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
as general special servicer]
[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.,
as NCB master servicer]
[National Cooperative Bank, N.A.,
as NCB special servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as certificate administrator]
[WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee]

 

Exhibit HH-1
 

 

By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

Exhibit HH-2
 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE with SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

1 Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e., transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit II-1
 

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification] 

 

  [NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit II-2
 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.

900 7th Street, NW, Suite 820

Washington, DC 20001

Attn: Stephen M. Renna

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

Bank Name: Chase

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

Routing Number: 021000021

Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit JJ-1
 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

Form of Notice of ADDITIONAL

INDEBTEDNESS NOTIFICATION

 

VIA E-MAIL:

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@weilsfargo.com and
trustadministratorgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: WFCM 2016-C33, Additional Debt Notice for From 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Section 3.18(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

  Portfolio Name Mortgage Loan Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
1 WFCM 2016-C33     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
2 WFCM 2016-C33     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
3 WFCM 2016-C33     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      

 

Exhibit KK-1
 

  

EXHIBIT LL

FORM OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT FOR NCB CO-OP MORTGAGE LOANS

 

THIS INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made as of this __ day of ____, 20__ between [_______], a [___________] having an office at [__________] in its capacity as senior lender (“Lender”), and [_________], a [_________] having an office at [__________] in its capacity as subordinated lender (“Subordinated Lender”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Lender is the holder of a certain loan (the “Loan”) to [_________] (“Borrower”) dated the date hereof in the amount of [_________] and 00/100 ($__________) Dollars, which Loan is secured by, among other things, a mortgage upon the Project (hereinafter defined), which mortgage is intended to be recorded;

WHEREAS, Subordinated Lender is the holder of a certain loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) dated the date hereof to Borrower in the amount of [_________] and 00/100 ($_________) Dollars, which Subordinated Loan is secured by, among other things, a mortgage upon the Project (hereinafter defined), which mortgage is intended to be recorded; and

WHEREAS, Lender and Subordinated Lender desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the priorities of their respective interests in the Project, and for the purpose of setting forth certain other agreements between them with respect to their agreements with Borrower;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the payment of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Subordinated Lender agree as follows:

Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth, unless the context shall otherwise require:

Affiliate” – Shall mean, as to any particular Person, any Person directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, Controlled by or under common control with the Person or Persons in question.

Control” – Shall mean, (i) the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of such Person or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled by,” “controlling” and “under common control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

Exhibit LL-1
 

Certificates” – Shall mean any securities (including all classes thereof) representing beneficial ownership interests in the Loan or in a pool of mortgage loans including the Loan issued in connection with a securitization of the Loan.

Eligibility Requirements” – Shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person (i) has total assets (in name or under management) in excess of $200,000,000.00 and (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) capital/statutory surplus or shareholder’s equity of $60,000,000.00 and (ii) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial or multi-family real estate loans or operating commercial or multi-family mortgage properties.

Event of Default” – Shall mean (i) with respect to the Loan and the Loan Documents, any default thereunder which has occurred and is continuing beyond any applicable grace or curative period, and (ii) with respect to the Subordinated Loan and the Subordinated Loan Documents, any default thereunder which has occurred and is continuing beyond any applicable grace or curative period.

Loan Documents” – Shall mean all loan documents, notes, security agreements, mortgages, including, without limitation, those certain documents made by Borrower creating a first lien upon the Project and any other documents evidencing and securing the Loan, in effect on the date hereof, as the same may be modified, amended, restated, supplemented, replaced or extended, from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof.

Permitted Fund Manager” – Shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) a nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a Proceeding.

Person” – Shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, bank, trust, estate unincorporated organization, any federal, state, county or municipal government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) endowment fund or any other form of entity.

Proceeding” – Shall mean the commencement, whether voluntary or involuntary, of any case, proceeding or other action against Borrower under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Project” – Shall mean that certain real property owned by Borrower described on Exhibit A attached hereto and the improvements located or to be located thereon.

Protective Advance” – Shall mean all sums advanced for the purpose of payment of real estate taxes (including special payments in lieu of real estate taxes), maintenance costs, insurance premiums or other items (including capital items) reasonably necessary to protect the Project or any portion thereof (including, but limited to, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs relating to the entry upon the Project or any portion thereof to make repairs and the payment, purchase, contest or compromise of any encumbrance, charge or lien which in the judgment of Lender appears to be prior or superior to the Loan Documents).

Exhibit LL-2
 

Qualified Transferee” – Shall mean (i) Subordinated Lender or an Affiliate of Subordinated Lender or (ii) one or more of the following:

(A)         a real estate investment trust, bank, saving and loan association, investment bank, insurance company, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund or pension advisory firm, mutual fund, government entity or plan, provided that any such Person referred to in this clause (A) satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;

(B)         an investment company, money management firm or “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided that any such Person referred to in this clause (B) satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;

(C)          an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses (ii)(A) or (ii)(B) that satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;

(D)          any entity controlled by any of the entities described in clause (i) or clauses (ii)(A) or (ii)(C) above;

(E)          a Qualified Trustee in connection with a securitization of, the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by or financing through an “owner trust” of, the Subordinated Loan (collectively, “Securitization Vehicles”) so long as (A) the special servicer or manager of such Securitization Vehicle has the Required Special Servicer Rating and (B) the entire “controlling class” of such Securitization Vehicle, other than with respect to a CDO Securitization Vehicle, is held by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees under clauses (ii)(A), (B), (C) or (D) of this definition; provided that the operative documents of the related Securitization Vehicle require that (1) in the case of a CDO Securitization Vehicle, the “equity interest” in such Securitization Vehicle is owned by one or more entities that are Qualified Transferees under clauses (ii)(A), (B), (C) or (D) of this definition and (2) if any of the relevant trustee, special servicer, or manager fails to meet the requirements of this clause (E), such Person must be replaced by a Person meeting the requirements of this clause (E) within thirty (30) days; or

(F)          an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership where a Permitted Fund Manager or an entity that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee under clauses (ii)(A), (B), (C) or (D) of this definition acts as the general partner, managing member or fund manager and at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees under clauses (ii)(A), (B), (C) or (D) of this definition.

Qualified Trustee” – Shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers

Exhibit LL-3
 

and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” – Shall mean, prior to a securitization, each of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and Fitch Ratings, Inc., or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency which has been designated by Lender and, after a securitization, shall mean any of the foregoing that have rated any of the Certificates.

Rating Agency Confirmation” – Shall mean each of the Rating Agencies shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding or the Loan is not part of a securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Required Special Servicer Rating” – Shall mean (i) a rating of “CSS1” in the case of Fitch Ratings, (ii) on the S&P list of approved special servicers in the case of S&P and (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities.

Subordinated Loan Documents” – Shall mean all loan documents, notes, security agreements, mortgages, including, without limitation, those certain documents made by Borrower creating a second lien upon the Project and any other documents evidencing and securing the Subordinated Loan, in effect on the date hereof, as the same may be modified, amended, restated, supplemented, replaced or extended, from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof.

Transfer” – Shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

1.             Approval of Loans and Loan Documents; Characterization of Subordinated Loan.

(a)           Subordinated Lender hereby acknowledges that (i) it has received and reviewed and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, hereby consents to and approves of the Loan and, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) the continued performance of the Loan Documents

Exhibit LL-4
 

will not constitute a default or an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the Subordinated Loan Documents, and (iii) any application or use of the proceeds of the Loan for purposes other than those provided in the Loan Documents shall not affect, impair or defeat the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents.

(b)          Lender hereby acknowledges that (i) it has received and reviewed, and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, hereby consents to and approves of the making of the Subordinated Loan and, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, all of the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Subordinated Loan Documents will not constitute a default or an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the Loan Documents, (iii) any application or use of the proceeds of the Subordinated Loan for purposes other than those provided in the Subordinated Loan Documents shall not affect, impair or defeat the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Subordinated Loan Documents.

2.             Representations and Warranties.

(a)            Subordinated Lender hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(i)            Subordinated Lender has heretofore provided Lender with true, complete and correct copies of the Subordinated Loan Documents. To Subordinated Lender’s knowledge, there currently exists no default or event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under any of the Subordinated Loan Documents.

(ii)           Subordinated Lender is the legal and beneficial owner of the entire Subordinated Loan free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance.

(iii)          There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement that have not been satisfied or waived.

(iv)          Subordinated Lender has, independently and without reliance upon Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.

(v)           Subordinated Lender is duly organized and validly exists under the laws of the jurisdiction under which it was organized with full power to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

(vi)          All actions necessary to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement on behalf of Subordinated Lender have been duly taken, and all such actions continue in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

(vii)         Subordinated Lender has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding agreement of Subordinated Lender enforceable against Subordinated Lender in accordance with its terms subject to

Exhibit LL-5
 

(a) applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and moratorium laws, and (b) general principles of equity which may apply regardless of whether a proceeding is brought in law or in equity.

(viii)        To Subordinated Lender’s knowledge, no consent of any other Person and no consent, license, approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or registration or declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Subordinated Lender of this Agreement or consummation by Subordinated Lender of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than those that have been obtained.

(ix)          None of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the organizational or governing documents of Subordinated Lender, (b) to Subordinated Lender’s knowledge, violate, conflict with, or result in the breach or termination of, or otherwise give any other Person the right to terminate, or constitute (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute) a default under the terms of any contract, mortgage, lease, bond, indenture, agreement, or other instrument to which Subordinated Lender is a party or to which any of its properties are subject, (c) to Subordinated Lender’s knowledge, result in the creation of any lien, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, lease, claim, security interest, or other right or interest upon the properties or assets of Subordinated Lender pursuant to the terms of any such contract, mortgage, lease, bond, indenture, agreement, franchise, or other instrument, (d) violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree, or award of any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or governmental or regulatory body of which Subordinated Lender has knowledge against, or binding upon, Subordinated Lender or upon any of the securities, properties, assets, or business of Subordinated Lender or (e) to Subordinated Lender’s knowledge, constitute a violation by Subordinated Lender of any statute, law or regulation that is applicable to Subordinated Lender.

(x)            The Subordinated Loan is not cross defaulted with any loan except the Loan.

(b)           Lender hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(i)            Lender has heretofore provided Subordinated Lender with true, complete and correct copies of the Loan Documents. To Lender’s actual knowledge, there currently exists no default or event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under any of the Loan Documents.

(ii)           Lender is the legal and beneficial owner of the Loan free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance.

(iii)           There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement against Lender that have not been satisfied or waived.

Exhibit LL-6
 

(iv)          Lender is duly organized and validly exists under the laws of the jurisdiction under which it was organized with full power to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

(v)           All actions necessary to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement on behalf of Lender have been duly taken, and all such actions continue in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

(vi)         Lender has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding agreement of Lender enforceable against Lender in accordance with its terms subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and moratorium laws and (b) general principles of equity which may apply regardless of whether a proceeding is brought in law or in equity.

(vii)         To Lender’s knowledge, no consent of any other Person and no consent, license, approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or registration or declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Lender of this Agreement or consummation by Lender of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than those that have been obtained.

(viii)       None of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the organizational or governing documents of Lender, (b) to Lender’s knowledge, violate, conflict with, or result in the breach or termination of, or otherwise give any other Person the right to terminate, or constitute (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute) a default under the terms of any material contract, mortgage, lease, bond, indenture, agreement, or other instrument to which Lender is a party or to which any of its properties are subject, (c) to Lender’s knowledge, result in the creation of any lien, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, lease, claim, security interest, or other right or interest upon the properties or assets of Lender pursuant to the terms of any such material contract, mortgage, lease, bond, indenture, agreement, franchise or other instrument, (d) violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree or award of any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or governmental or regulatory body of which Lender has knowledge against, or binding upon, Lender or upon any of the securities, properties, assets, or business of Lender or (e) to Lender’s knowledge, constitute a violation by Lender of any statute, law or regulation that is applicable to Lender.

(ix)           The Loan is not cross defaulted with any other loan, except for the Subordinated Loan.

3.             Subordination and Priority. Subordinated Lender hereby subordinates and makes junior the Subordinated Loan, the Subordinated Loan Documents (and any amendment, modification or extension thereof, and any future advance or increase respecting the Subordinated Loan, in each instance, whether or not made in violation of this Agreement), and the lien and security interests created thereby and all of the foregoing (collectively, the

Exhibit LL-7
 

Subordinated Interests”) shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the lien and security interest created by the Loan Documents and all of the terms, covenants, conditions, rights and remedies contained in the Loan Documents, and no amendments or modifications of the Loan Documents or waivers of any provisions thereof shall affect the subordination of the Subordinated Interests as set forth in this Section 3, it being understood and agreed that the Loan Documents and the liens and security interests created thereby shall be and remain a prior lien against the Project. In addition, all of Subordinated Lender’s rights to payment of the Subordinated Loan and the obligations evidenced by the Subordinated Loan Documents are hereby subordinated to all of Lender’s rights to payment by Borrower of the Loan and the obligations secured by the Loan Documents, and Subordinated Lender shall not accept or receive payments (including, without limitation, whether in cash or other property and whether received directly, indirectly or by set-off, counterclaim or otherwise) from Borrower and/or from the Project upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Documents) under the Loan. If a Proceeding shall have occurred, Lender shall be entitled to receive payment and performance in full of all amounts due or to become due to Lender before Subordinated Lender is entitled to receive any payment on account of the Subordinated Loan. All payments or distributions upon or with respect to the Subordinated Loan which are received by Subordinated Lender contrary to the provisions of this Agreement shall be received and held in trust by the Subordinated Lender for the benefit of Lender and shall be paid over to Lender in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be applied (in the case of cash) to, or held as collateral (in the case of non-cash property or securities) for, the payment or performance of the Loan in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Subordinated Lender from making protective advances (and adding the amount thereof to the principal balance of the Subordinated Loan) notwithstanding the existence of a default under the Loan at such time.

4.             Modifications, Amendments, Etc.

(a)            Lender shall have the right without the consent of Subordinated Lender in each instance to enter into any amendment, deferral, extension, modification, increase, renewal, replacement, consolidation, supplement or waiver (collectively, a “Senior Loan Modification”) of the Loan or the Loan Documents provided that no such Senior Loan Modification shall (i) increase the interest rate or principal amount of the Loan, (ii) increase in any other material respect any monetary obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, (iii) extend or shorten the scheduled maturity date of the Loan (except that Lender may permit Borrower to exercise any extension options in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents), (iv) convert or exchange the Loan into or for any other indebtedness or subordinate any of the Loan to any indebtedness of Borrower, (v) amend or modify the provisions limiting transfers of interests in the Borrower or the Project, (vi) cross default the Loan with any other indebtedness, (vii) obtain any contingent interest, additional interest or so-called “kicker” measured on the basis of the cash flow or appreciation of the Project, (or other similar equity participation), or (viii) extend 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 increase the amount of any such prepayment fee, premium or yield maintenance charge; provided, however, in no event shall Lender be obligated to obtain Subordinated Lender’s consent to a Senior Loan Modification in the case of a work-out or other surrender, compromise, release, renewal, or indulgence relating to the Loan during the existence of an Event of Default

Exhibit LL-8
 

(as defined in the Loan Documents) under the Loan, except that under no conditions shall clause (i) (with respect to increase principal amount only), or clause (viii) be modified without the written consent of Subordinated Lender. In addition and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, any amounts funded by the Lender under the Loan Documents as a result of (A) the making of any protective advances or other advances by the Lender, or (B) interest accruals or accretions and any compounding thereof (including default interest), shall not be deemed to contravene this Section 2.

(b)           Subordinated Lender shall have the right without the consent of Lender in each instance to enter into any amendment, deferral, extension, modification, increase, renewal, replacement, consolidation, supplement or waiver (collectively, a “Subordinated Loan Modification”) of the Subordinated Loan or the Subordinated Loan Documents provided that no such Subordinated Loan Modification shall (i) increase the interest rate or principal amount of the Subordinated Loan, (ii) increase in any other material respect any monetary obligations of under the Subordinated Loan Documents, (iii) extend or shorten the scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Loan (except that Subordinated Lender may permit Borrower to exercise any extension options in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents), (iv) convert or exchange the Subordinated Loan into or for any other indebtedness or subordinate the Subordinated Loan to any indebtedness of Borrower, (v) provide for any additional contingent interest, additional interest or so called “kicker” measured on the basis of the cash flow or appreciation of the Project (or other similar equity participation), (vi) amend or modify the provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents limiting transfers of direct or indirect interest in Borrower, (vii) modify or amend the terms and provision of any Subordinated Loan Document with respect to the manner, timing or method of the application of payments under the Subordinated Loan Documents, (vi) cross default the Subordinated Loan with any other indebtedness, or (vii) amend or modify the provisions limiting transfers of interests in the Borrower or the Project. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an Event of Default exists under the Subordinated Loan Documents, Subordinated Lender shall be permitted to modify or amend the Subordinated Loan Documents in connection with a work out or other surrender, compromise, release, renewal or modification of the Subordinated Loan except that under no conditions shall clause (i), with respect to increases in principal amounts only, clause (ii), clause (iii) (with respect to shortening the maturity only), clause (iv) or clause (v) be modified without the written consent of the Lender. In addition and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(b), any amounts funded by the Subordinated Lender under the Subordinated Loan Documents as a result of (A) the making of any Protective Advances or other advances by the Subordinated Lender, or (B) interest accruals or accretions and any compounding thereof (including default interest), shall not be deemed to contravene this Section 6(b).

(c)          Lender shall deliver to Subordinated Lender copies of any and all modifications, amendments, extensions, consolidations, spreaders, restatements, alterations, changes or revisions to any one or more of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any side letters, waivers or consents entered into, executed or delivered by Lender) within a reasonable time after any of such applicable instruments have been executed by Lender.

(d)          Subordinated Lender shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all modifications, amendments, extensions, consolidations, spreaders, restatements, alterations,

Exhibit LL-9
 

changes or revisions to any one or more of the Subordinated Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any side letters, waivers or consents entered into, executed or delivered by Subordinated Lender) within a reasonable time after any of such applicable instruments have been executed by Subordinated Lender.

5.             Default Notice.

(a)            Subordinated Lender shall give Lender notice of any default under the Subordinated Loan Documents promptly upon the giving of such notice of default to Borrower and in all instances prior to accelerating the Subordinated Loan on account of such default. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, cure any such default, in which event Subordinated Lender shall accept such cure by Lender as and for the cure by Borrower.

(b)           Lender shall give Subordinated Lender notice of any default under the Loan Documents promptly upon the giving of such notice of default to Borrower and in all instances prior to accelerating the Loan on account of such default. Subordinated Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, cure any such default, in which event Lender shall accept such cure by Subordinated Lender as and for the cure by Borrower.

6.             Casualty and Condemnation. In the event of a casualty to the buildings or improvements constructed on any portion of the Project or a condemnation or taking under a power of eminent domain of all or any portion of the Project, Lender shall have a first and prior interest in and to any payments, awards, proceeds, distributions, or consideration arising from any such event (the “Award”). Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees that so long as the Loan is outstanding, it has no lien on or security interest in any Award, nor any rights with respect to any Award except as expressly provided in this Agreement, and Subordinated Lender assigns its rights to any Award to Lender up to an amount equal to the then outstanding amount of the Loan. Subordinated Lender agrees to promptly, upon request by Lender, execute and deliver to Lender and/or to any other party as so directed by Lender, a written confirmation of the terms set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and take sure other actions reasonably requested by Lender to further evidence the foregoing agreement (although failure of Subordinated Lender to do so shall not affect the foregoing agreement). If the amount of the Award is in excess of all amounts owed to Lender under the Loan Documents, however, and either the Loan has been paid in full or Borrower is entitled to a remittance of same under the Loan Documents other than to restore the Project, such excess Award or portion to be so remitted to Borrower shall, to the extent permitted in the Loan Documents and required by the Subordinated Loan Documents, be paid to or at the direction of Subordinated Lender, unless other Persons have claimed the right to such awards or proceeds, in which case Lender shall only be required to provide notice to Subordinated Lender of such excess Award and of any other claims thereto. In the event of any competing claims for any such excess Award, Lender shall continue to hold such excess Award until Lender receives an agreement signed by all Persons making a claim to the excess Award or a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing Lender as to how and to which Person(s) the excess Award is to be distributed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a casualty or condemnation, Lender shall release the Award from any such event to the Borrower if and to the extent required by the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents in order to repair and restore the Project in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any portion of the Award made available to the Borrower

Exhibit LL-10
 

for the repair or restoration of the Project shall not be subject to attachment by Subordinated Lender.

7.             Foreclosure of the Subordinated Mortgage: Subordinated Lender expressly agrees that, for so long as a Loan shall remain outstanding, (A) due notice of the commencement of any foreclosure of the Subordinated Loan Documents shall be given to Lender, and true copies of all papers served or entered in such action will be delivered to Lender, (B) no portion of the rents, issues and profits of the Project shall be collected in connection with the foreclosure of the Subordinated Loan Documents except through a receiver appointed by the court in which such foreclosure action is brought, after due notice for the appointment of such receiver shall have been given to Lender, (C) the rents, issues and profits collected by any such receiver shall be applied first to the payment of taxes, maintenance and operating charges and disbursements incurred in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Project and next to the payment of principal and interest (including, without limitation, default interest and late payment charges) due under the Loan Documents, and (D) if during the pendency of any such foreclosure action an action shall be brought for the foreclosure of the Loan Documents and an application shall be made for an extension of the receivership for the benefit of Lender, all such rents, issues and profits held by such receiver as of the date of such application shall be applied by the receiver solely for the benefit of Lender, and the Subordinated Lender shall not be entitled to any portion thereof until Lender has received all amounts then due to it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subordinated Lender consents to, and shall not object to, any action or proceeding at any time initiated by Lender for the appointment of a receiver and Subordinated Lender further agrees that it shall not institute any action or proceeding for the appointment of a receiver at any time during which a receiver shall have already been appointed for the benefit of Lender, and if Subordinated Lender shall have appointed or caused the appointment of a receiver prior to Lender’s initiation of proceedings to do so, Subordinated Lender agrees to take all action reasonably necessary to terminate such appointment in order to facilitate Lender’s appointment of same.

8.             Rights of Subrogation. No payment or distribution to Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and no Protective Advance by Subordinated Lender shall entitle Subordinated Lender to exercise any right of subrogation in respect thereof prior to the payment in full of the Loan, and Subordinated Lender agrees that, except with respect to the enforcement of its remedies under the Subordinated Loan Documents permitted hereunder, prior to the satisfaction of all obligations under the Loan it shall not acquire, by subrogation or otherwise, any lien, estate, right or other interest in any portion of the Project or any other collateral now securing the Loan or the proceeds therefrom that is or may be prior to, or of equal priority to, any of the Loan Documents or the liens, rights, estates and interests created thereby.

9.             Transfer of Subordinated Loan or Loan. Subordinated Lender shall not Transfer more than 49% of its beneficial interest in the Subordinated Loan unless either (i) a Rating Agency Confirmation has been given with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes of this Agreement, or (ii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee. Any such transferee must assume in writing the obligations of Subordinated Lender hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions hereof. Such proposed transferee shall also remake each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the Lender.

Exhibit LL-11
 

At least five (5) days prior to a transfer to a Qualified Transferee, the Subordinated Lender shall provide to Lender a certification that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 9, such certification to include the name and contact information of the Qualified Transferee, and a statement as to how it meets the definition of Qualified Transferee.

Subordinated Lender acknowledges that any Rating Agency Confirmation may be granted or denied by the Rating Agencies in their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge customary fees in connection with any such action, which fee, together with any and all other reasonable costs and expenses of Rating Agencies or Lender incurred in connection with the processing of same, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, shall be paid by Subordinated Lender.

Lender may, from time to time, in its sole discretion Transfer all or any of the Loan or any interest therein, and notwithstanding any such Transfer or subsequent Transfer, the Loan and the Loan Documents shall be and remain a senior obligation in the respects set forth in this Agreement to the Subordinated Loan and the Subordinated Loan Documents in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, Subordinated Lender agrees that it shall in no event Transfer all or any part of the Subordinated Loan to Borrower or to any Person which is an Affiliate of Borrower and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio.

10.           Notices. All notices required to be given hereunder shall be sent by first class, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or delivered by hand, to either party at such party’s address first set forth above. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received. Either party may change its address for notices hereunder by written notice to the other party.

11.           Obligations Hereunder Not Affected. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of Lender and Subordinated Lender under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the Subordinated Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii)           any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any other collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to or departure from any guaranty, for all or any portion of the Loan or the Subordinated Loan;

(iii)          any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any portion of the Loan or the Subordinated Loan, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any portion of the Loan or the Subordinated Loan or any other assets of Borrower or any other Affiliates of Borrower;

(iv)          any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Borrower or any other Affiliates of Borrower; or

Exhibit LL-12
 

(v)           any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or a subordinated creditor or a Lender subject to the terms hereof.

12.           Continued Effectiveness; Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of all or any portion of the Loan is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Lender or Subordinated Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

13.           Estoppel.

(a)           Subordinated Lender shall, within ten (10) days following a request from Lender, provide Lender with a written statement setting forth the then current outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Loan, the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest under the Subordinated Loan, and stating whether to Subordinated Lender’s knowledge any default or Event of Default exists under the Subordinated Loan, it being intended that any such estoppel delivered pursuant to this Section 13 may be relied upon by Lender and by any prospective purchaser of all or any interest in the Loan.

(b)           Lender shall, within ten (10) days following a request from Subordinated Lender, provide Subordinated Lender with a written statement setting forth the then current outstanding principal balance of the Loan, the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest under the Loan, and stating whether to Lender’s knowledge any default or Event of Default exists under the Loan, it being intended that any such estoppel delivered pursuant to this Section 13 may be relied upon by Subordinated Lender and by any prospective purchaser of all or any interest in the Subordinated Loan.

14.           No Third Party Beneficiaries; No Modification. The parties hereto do not intend the benefits of this Agreement to inure to Borrower, or any other Person other than the respective successors and permitted assignees of the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be changed or terminated orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any change is sought.

15.           Counterpart Originals. This Agreement may be executed in counterpart originals, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

16.           No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

17.           No Joint Venture. Nothing provided herein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy in common or joint tenancy relationship between or among any of the parties hereto.

Exhibit LL-13
 

18.           Captions. The captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and are not and shall not be deemed to be a part hereof.

19.           Conflicts. In the event of any conflict, ambiguity or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any of the Loan Documents or the Subordinated Loan Documents, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

20.           No Release. Nothing herein contained shall operate to release Borrower from (a) its obligation to keep and perform all of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents or (b) any liability of Borrower under the Loan Documents or to release Borrower from (x) its obligation to keep and perform all of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants and agreements contained in the Subordinated Loan Documents or (y) any liability of Borrower under the Subordinated Loan Documents.

21.           Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any party hereto shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute, regulation, or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute, regulation or rule of law, and the remainder of this Agreement and the application of any such invalid or unenforceable provisions to parties, jurisdictions or circumstances other than to whom or to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby nor shall same affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

22.           Expenses.

(a)            Subordinated Lender agrees upon demand to pay to Lender the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts or agents, which Lender may incur in connection with the (i) exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Lender against Subordinated Lender hereunder to the extent that Lender is the prevailing party in any dispute with respect thereto or (ii) failure by Subordinated Lender to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

(b)           Lender agrees upon demand to pay to Subordinated Lender the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts or agents, which Subordinated Lender may incur in connection with the (i) exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Subordinated Lender against Lender hereunder to the extent that Subordinated Lender is the prevailing party in any dispute with respect thereto or (ii) failure by Lender to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

23.           Injunction. Lender and Subordinated Lender each acknowledge (and waive any defense based on a claim) that monetary damages are not an adequate remedy to redress a breach by the other hereunder and that a breach by either Lender or Subordinated Lender hereunder would cause irreparable harm to the other. Accordingly, Lender and Subordinated Lender agree that upon a breach of this Agreement by the other, the remedies of injunction, declaratory judgment and specific performance shall be available to such non breaching party.

Exhibit LL-14
 

24.           Each of Lender and Subordinated Lender acknowledges that the Loan, the Loan Documents, the Subordinated Loan and the Subordinated Loan Documents are distinct, separate transactions and loans, separate and apart from each other. Each of Lender and Subordinated Lender agrees that the other shall be treated as a separate lender with a distinct and separate loan.

25.           Waiver of Jury Trial. LENDER AND SUBORDINATED LENDER EACH EXPRESSLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY AND EVERY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

26.           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and benefit both Lender and Subordinated Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Lender shall have the right to record this Agreement.

27.           Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

28.           Amendments. No provision of this Agreement shall be waived, amended or supplemented except by written agreement of the party charges with such waiver, amendment or supplement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

     
  LENDER:
   
  [__________]
     
  By:  
     
  SUBORDINATED LENDER:
     
  [__________]
     
  By:  

Exhibit LL-15
 

STATE OF NEW YORK )
  )     ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

On the __ day of ________ in the year 20__ before me, the undersigned, personally appeared _________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

   
  Signature and Office of individual
  taking acknowledgment

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )
  )     ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

 

On the ___ day of _________ in the year 20__ before me, the undersigned, personally appeared _________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

   
  Signature and Office of individual
  taking acknowledgment

 

Exhibit LL-16
 

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO:

CTS.SEC.NOTIFICATIONS@WELLSFARGO.COM

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) WFCM 2016-C33—SEC REPORT PROCESSING 

Email: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com 

 

RE:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

  

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [               ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Accounts and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

Beginning Balance as of

MM/DD/YYYY

Ending Balance as of

MM/DD/YYYY

General Master Servicer’s Collection Account    
NCB Master Servicer’s Collection Account    

 

Exhibit MM-1
 

 

REO Account    

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                         ], phone number: [                         ]; email address: [                         ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY], as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit MM-2
 

 

EXHIBIT NN

 

Form of notice of purchase of

 

controlling class certificate

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2016-C33

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as General Master Servicer

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

as General Special Servicer 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A. 

as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

as Operating Advisor 

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

Exhibit NN-1
 

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2016, by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

   
   
   

  

Contact Info: [Tel/Email]

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit NN-2
 

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferee)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit NN-3
 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified by the Special Servicers, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified by the Special Servicer and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test] [evidence of [•] failed Test[s] as specifically detailed on the scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test pass or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit OO-1
 

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
         
  By:   Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
       
      By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
         
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit OO-2
 

  

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

  

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller R&W
#
R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
31 Single-Purpose Entity    

 

Exhibit OO-3
 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified by the Special Servicers, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified by the Special Servicer and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [__] failed Test[s] as identified on the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit PP-1
 

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
         
  By:   Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
       
      By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
         
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit PP-2
 

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

  

Test failures

 

       
Loan # Loan Name Mortgage
Loan Seller
Representations
and Warranty #
Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity
             

 

Exhibit PP-3
 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

 

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Call for Review and Collection and Inventory of Review Materials

 

Step 1Asset Representations Reviewer (“ARR”) receives the following items before beginning its review:

 

CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report

 

Notice of Asset Review Trigger (with attachments)

 

Notice of Asset Review Vote Election

 

Notice of Affirmative Asset Review Vote

 

Asset Review Notice

 

List of all Subject Loans

 

Review Materials for each Subject Loan via Secure Data Room access, including

 

·Diligence File

 

·Any servicing comments

 

·Other related information from the related Special Servicer

 

Any Unsolicited Information (if applicable)

 
Step 2 For each Subject Loan, ARR inventories all Review Materials to which ARR is provided access in the Secure Data Room to determine what, if any, Review Materials for such Subject Loan are missing, using the list of documents [provided in the definition of “Mortgage File”] of this Agreement, any comparable lists included in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and any closing checklist from the origination of such Subject Loan, to guide its review and determination.

 

Exhibit QQ-1
 

 

Step 3If ARR determines that the information made available to it in the Secure Data Room with respect to any Subject Loan is missing any documents required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR prepares list of such missing documents and, within the time periods specified in Section 12.01 of this Agreement, (i) notifies the related Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the related Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) of such missing documents, and request that the related Master Servicer or the related Special Servicer, as the case may be, deliver to the ARR such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession and (ii) in the event any missing documents are not provided by the related Master Servicer or the related Special Servicer, as the case may be, the ARR shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Analysis and Testing of Representations and Warranties 

 

Step 4For each Subject Loan for which ARR has received all Review Materials required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR tests such Subject Loan for compliance with each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Subject Loan as follows:

  

ARR reviews each representation and warranty and each item included in the Review Materials applicable or related to such representation or warranty to determine whether there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

For each representation and warranty, ARR lists

 

·all items from the Review Materials reviewed or used in its testing of such representation and warranty;

 

·whether ARR has determined that there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; and

 

if so, stating the aspect of the applicable representation or warranty that does not appear to have been true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller and ARR’s basis for its conclusion;

 

completing the Asset Review Report by setting forth, for each [Subject Loan], the information contemplated herein with respect to each representation and warranty.

 

Exhibit QQ-2
 

 

·    ARR will not attempt (and has no obligation) to determine the materiality of any potential breach of a representation or warranty that it discovers evidence of during its review as contemplated herein.

 

·    ARR may contact the related Special Servicer and the related Master Servicer to discuss the performance and servicing history and related record for all Subject Loans, including any analysis the related Special Servicer may have conducted with respect to the representations and warranties made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a Subject Loan.

 

Exhibit QQ-3
 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - WFCM 2016-C33 

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

  

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

  

1.The undersigned is an authorized representative of [________________________].

  

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

Exhibit RR-1
 

 

4.[The undersigned is not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY], as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

[Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor]*  
     
By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

  

 

 

* Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit RR-2
 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1086-120, 550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 Asset Manager
  National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Chief Operating Officer
Facsimile number (703) 647-3470
Email: kluzik@ncb.coop
     

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer (WFCM 2016-C33)

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 

41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 250 

Montclair, New Jersey 07042 

Attention: WFCM 2016-C33 – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com) 

     
Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer and as NCB Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1. _____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

  

2. _____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

  

3. _____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 

(check all that apply)

 

Exhibit SS-1
 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33
     
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

 

Exhibit SS-2
 

 

Schedule 1

 

Mortgage Loans with Additional Debt

 

1.Sanofi Office Complex

 

2.225 Liberty Street

 

3.150 West 87th Owners Corp.

 

4.855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.

 

5.Imperial Owners Corp.

 

6.East 10th St. Owners Corp.

 

7.601 79 Owners Corp.

 

8.Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.

 

9.Willow House Owners Corp.

 

10.Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.

 

11.11194 Owners Corp.

 

12.River Road Apartment Corp.

 

13.West 12th Street Tenants Corp.

 

Schedule 1-1
 

 

Schedule 2

 

CLass A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule 

 

See Annex E to the Prospectus.

 

Schedule 2-1
 

 

Schedule 3

 

Mortgage Loans With “Performance”, “Earn-out” or “Holdback” Escrows or Reserves exceeding 10% of the initial principal balance

 

1.855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.

 

2.River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.

 

Schedule 3-1
 

 

EX-4.2 4 exh_4-2.htm TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.,
as Depositor,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Servicer,

 

TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, LLC,
as Special Servicer,

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee,

 

and

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Certificate Administrator

 

 

 

TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 6, 2016

 

 

 

225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

 

 

 
 

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

       
1. DEFINITIONS 6
     
  1.1 Definitions 6
  1.2 Interpretation 59
  1.3 Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan 59
       
2. DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES 62
     
  2.1 Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan 62
  2.2 Acceptance by the Trustee 66
  2.3 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 69
  2.4 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 70
  2.5 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer 71
  2.6 Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer 72
  2.7 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor 74
  2.8 Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement 75
  2.9 Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests 77
  2.10 Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions 78
       
3. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN 78
     
  3.1 Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer 78
  3.2 Sub-Servicing Agreements 80
  3.3 Cash Management Accounts and Reserve Accounts 81
  3.4 Collection Account 82
  3.5 Distribution Account 87
  3.6 Foreclosed Property Account. 89
  3.7 Appraisal Reductions 89
  3.8 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and any Foreclosed Property Account 92
  3.9 Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. 94
  3.10 Appointment of Special Servicer 94
  3.11 Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 100
  3.12 Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property 102
  3.13 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage Loan File 105
  3.14 Title and Management of Foreclosed Property 105

 

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  3.15 Sale of Foreclosed Property 108
  3.16 Sale of the Mortgage Loan 109
  3.17 Servicing Compensation 113
  3.18 Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements 118
  3.19 [RESERVED] 119
  3.20 [RESERVED] 119
  3.21 Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information 119
  3.22 Inspections 121
  3.23 Advances 121
  3.24 Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents; Due on Sale; Due on Encumbrance 126
  3.25 Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates 129
  3.26 Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Approved Mezzanine Lender and Companion Loan Holders 129
  3.27 Rating Agency Confirmation 131
  3.28 Approval of Annual Budget 133
  3.29 Cooperation with Asset Reviewer 133
  3.30 Compensating Interest Payments 134
       
4. PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS 134
     
  4.1 Distributions 134
  4.2 Withholding Tax 138
  4.3 Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Fees 139
  4.4 Statements to Certificateholders 140
  4.5 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum 143
       
5. THE CERTIFICATES 146
       
  5.1 The Certificates 146
  5.2 Form and Registration 147
  5.3 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 148
  5.4 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 156
  5.5 Persons Deemed Owners 156
  5.6 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 156
  5.7 Maintenance of Office or Agency 157
       
6. THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER 157
       
  6.1 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer 157
  6.2 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer 157
  6.3 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others 158

 

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  6.4 Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer 160
  6.5 Policies and Procedures 162
  6.6 Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor 162
       
7. SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE; TRUSTEE AS MAKER OF ADVANCES 163
       
  7.1 Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events 163
  7.2 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 170
  7.3 Notification to Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies 173
  7.4 Other Remedies of Trustee 173
  7.5 Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events 173
  7.6 Trustee as Maker of Advances 174
       
8. THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR 174
       
  8.1 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 174
  8.2 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 177
  8.3 Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates or the Mortgage Loan 179
  8.4 Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 181
  8.5 Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses 181
  8.6 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance 182
  8.7 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. 183
  8.8 Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator 185
  8.9 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 185
  8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 186
  8.11 Appointment of Authenticating Agent 187
  8.12 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Indemnification; Third-Party Claims 188
  8.13 Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information 189
  8.14 Access to Certain Information 190
  8.15 Appointment of Custodian 198
       
9. CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE 199
       
  9.1 Selection and Removal of the Controlling Class Representative 199
  9.2 Limitation on Liability of Controlling Class Representative; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders 201
  9.3 Consent to Various Actions; Rights and Powers of the Controlling Class Representative 201

 

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  9.4 Controlling Class Representative Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer 204
       
10. TERMINATION 205
       
  10.1 Termination 205
  10.2 Additional Termination Requirements 205
  10.3 Trusts Irrevocable 206
       
11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 206
       
  11.1 Amendment 206
  11.2 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 209
  11.3 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 209
  11.4 Notices 210
  11.5 Notices to the Rating Agencies 215
  11.6 Severability of Provisions 215
  11.7 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 216
  11.8 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid 216
  11.9 Reproduction of Documents 216
  11.10 No Partnership 217
  11.11 Actions of Certificateholders 217
  11.12 Successors and Assigns 217
  11.13 Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar 218
  11.14 Streit Act 218
  11.15 Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Mortgage Lender Under the Mortgage Loan Documents 218
  11.16 Treatment as a Security Agreement 218
       
12. REMIC ADMINISTRATION 219
       
  12.1 REMIC Administration 219
  12.2 Foreclosed Property 222
  12.3 Prohibited Transactions and Activities 224
  12.4 Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status 225
       
13. EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE 225
       
  13.1 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 225
  13.2 Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors 226
  13.3 Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations 228
  13.4 Form 10-D Disclosure 228
  13.5 Form 10-K Disclosure 228
  13.6 Form 8-K Disclosure 229
  13.7 Annual Compliance Statements 230
  13.8 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 231

 

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  13.9 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 232
  13.10 Significant Obligor 233
  13.11 Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification 234
  13.12 Indemnification 235
  13.13 Amendments 237
  13.14 Termination of the Certificate Administrator 238
  13.15 [RESERVED] 238
  13.16 Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements 238
  13.17 Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection With Securitization of a Companion Loan. 238

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A Certificates
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class X Certificates
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class B Certificates
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class C Certificates
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class D Certificates
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class E Certificates
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class F Certificates
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class R Certificates
Exhibit B Form of Request for Release
Exhibit C Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to RegulationS Global Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate during Restricted Period
Exhibit F Form of Certification to be given by Beneficial Owner of Temporary RegulationS Global Certificate
Exhibit G-1 Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary RegulationS Global Certificate
Exhibit G-2 Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to RegulationS Global Certificate
Exhibit G-3 Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate
Exhibit H-1 Form of Transferor Certification for Transfers of Definitive Certificates
Exhibit H-2 Form of Investment Representation Letter for Transfers of Definitive Certificates
Exhibit I-1 Form of Affidavit Pursuant to Sections 860D(a)(6)(A) and 860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Exhibit I-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfer of Class R Certificates
Exhibit J Form of ERISA Representation Letter
Exhibit K-1 Form of Investor Certification -Access to Information
Exhibit K-2 Form of Investor Certification -Access Solely to Distribution Date Statements

 

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Exhibit K-3 Form of Investor Certification -Voting and Other Rights
Exhibit L Applicable Servicing Criteria
Exhibit M Form of NRSRO Certification
Exhibit N Form of Online Market Data Provider Certification
Exhibit O Form of Distribution Date Statement
Exhibit P-1 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit P-2 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit Q Loan Seller Sub-Servicers
Exhibit R Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit S Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
Exhibit T Form of Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit U Form 8-K Disclosure
Exhibit V-1 Form of Certification to be Provided by the Certificate Administrator
Exhibit V-2 Form of Certification to be Provided by the Servicer
Exhibit V-3 Form of Certification to be Provided by the Special Servicer
Exhibit V-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by the Custodian
Exhibit V-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by the Trustee

 

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This Trust and Servicing Agreement (“Agreement”), is dated as of February 6, 2016, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

 

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

 

Terms not defined in this Introductory Statement shall have the meanings specified in Article 1 hereof.

 

Reference is made to that certain fixed rate loan in the original principal amount of $900,000,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”), evidenced by the following promissory notes: (i) that certain Replacement, Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1A dated February 22, 2016, in the original principal amount of $143,100,000, made by the Borrower (as hereinafter defined) in favor of Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. (together with its successors in interest, “CGMRC”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1A”); (ii) that certain Replacement, Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1B dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $97,200,000, made by the Borrower in favor of German American Capital Corporation (together with its successors in interest, “GACC”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be further amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1B”); (iii) that certain Replacement, Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1C dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $97,200,000, made by the Borrower in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (together with its successors in interest, “WFB”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1C”); (iv) that certain Replacement, Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1D dated February 22, 2016, in the original principal amount of $40,500,000, made by the Borrower in favor of CGMRC (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1D”); (v) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-1E dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $40,500,000, made by the Borrower in favor of GACC (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1E”); (vi) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-1F dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $40,500,000, made by the Borrower in favor of WFB (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1F”); (vii) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2A dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $176,400,000, made by the Borrower in favor of CGMRC (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter further be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-2A”); (viii) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2B dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $132,300,000, made by the Borrower in favor of GACC (such promissory

 

 
 

 

note, as the same may hereafter be further amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-2B”); and (ix) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2C dated February 8, 2016, in the original principal amount of $132,300,000, made by the Borrower in favor of WFB (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be further amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-2C”; and each of Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E, Note A-1F, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C, a “Note” and, together, the “Notes”). The Notes are secured by, among other things, a first mortgage lien on the Borrower’s leasehold interest in the Property.

 

The Mortgage Loan was originated by CGMRC, GACC and WFB pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2016, as amended by that certain Note Splitter Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, dated as of February 8, 2016, and that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, dated February 22, 2016 (as previously so amended and as the same may hereafter be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Mortgage Loan Agreement”), by and between WFP Tower B Co. L.P., a New York limited partnership (collectively with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), the “Borrower”), CGMRC, GACC and WFB. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is $900,000,000.

 

Note A-1A, Note A-1B and Note A-1C are each referred to herein as a “Senior Trust Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Trust Notes”. Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C are each referred to herein as a “Junior Trust Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Junior Trust Notes”. Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C are each referred to herein as a “Trust Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Trust Notes”. The portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by the Trust Notes is referred to herein as the “Trust Loan”. The portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by the Senior Trust Notes is referred to herein as the “Senior Portion”. The portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by the Junior Trust Notes is referred to herein as the “Junior Portion”. Note A-1D, Note A-1E and Note A-1F are each referred to herein as a “Companion Loan Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Companion Loan Notes”. The portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by each Companion Loan Note is referred to herein as a “Companion Loan” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Companion Loans”. The Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Notes” and, each, as a “Senior Note”.

 

The Trust Loan was sold and assigned by CGMRC, GACC and WFB to the Depositor pursuant to: (i) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-1A and Note A-2A, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “CGMRC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between CGMRC and the Depositor; (ii) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-1B and Note A-2B, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “GACC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between GACC and the Depositor; and (iii) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-1C and Note A-2C, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “WFB Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and

 

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between WFB and the Depositor. The CGMRC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, the GACC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and the WFB Trust Loan Purchase Agreement are each referred to herein as a “Trust Loan Purchase Agreement” and, collectively, as the “Trust Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

The respective rights and obligations of the holders of the Notes are governed by the terms and provisions of that certain Co-Lender Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Co-Lender Agreement”), between CGMRC, as holder of Note A-1A, Note A-1D, and Note A-2A, GACC, as holder of Note A-1B, Note A-1E and Note A-2B and WFB, as holder of Note A-1C, Note A-1F and Note A-2C.

 

As provided for herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause elections to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and, each, a “REMIC”). The Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates represent “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LF Uncertificated Interests represent “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class R Certificates will evidence the sole Class of “residual interests” in each of the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law.

 

In exchange for the Trust Loan, the Trust shall issue to the Depositor the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (the “Certificates”), which Certificates in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial interest in the Trust Fund.

 

The Trust Fund consists principally of the Trust Notes and, insofar as they evidence, secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, the Mortgage and related Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates to the Initial Purchasers in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws.

 

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UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates shall evidence “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class UT-R Interest will constitute the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder, and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the class designation, the pass-through rate (the “Pass-Through Rate”) and the aggregate initial Certificate Balance (the “Initial Certificate Balance”) or Notional Balance (“Initial Notional Balance”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the Class UT-R Interest, which comprise the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class Designation

 

Initial Pass-Through Rate

 

Initial Certificate Balance or
Initial Notional Balance

Class A   3.597%(1)   $293,623,000
Class X   0.874%(2)   $395,250,000(3)
Class B   3.999%(1)   $43,877,000
Class C   4.501%(1)   $57,750,000
Class D   4.648%(4)   $171,703,000
Class E   4.648%(4)   $120,023,000
Class F   4.648%(4)   $91,524,000
Class UT-R(5)   N/A(5)   N/A(5)

 

 

(1)For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate on each Class of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates will be the related fixed per annum rate set forth above.

 

(2)Represents the initial Class X Pass-Through Rate. For any Distribution Date, the Class X Pass-Through Rate will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates (weighted on the basis of the respective Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date).

 

(3)The Class X Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance and will not be entitled to receive distributions of principal. The Notional Balance of the Class X Certificates will be equal to the aggregate Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates from time to time.

 

(4)Represents the initial related Pass-Through Rate. For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate on each Class of the Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(5)The Class UT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Fees. Any Certificate Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each other Class of Certificates and the Class LT-R Interest, will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UT-R Interest.

 

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LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LF Uncertificated Interests will evidence “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class LT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and Pass-Through Rates for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Class LT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class Designation

 

Pass-Through Rate

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA   (1)   $293,623,000
Class LB   (1)   $43,877,000
Class LC   (1)   $57,750,000
Class LD   (1)   $171,703,000
Class LE   (1)   $120,023,000
Class LF   (1)   $91,524,000
Class LT-R(2)   N/A   N/A

 

 

(1)The Pass-Through Rate on each of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LF Uncertificated Interests will at all times be a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(2)The Class LT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Fees. Any Certificate Available Funds constituting assets remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest (but only to the extent of the Certificate Available Funds for such Distribution Date, if any, remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account).

 

All covenants and agreements made by the Depositor herein are for the benefit and security of the Certificateholders and the Trustee as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

 

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W I T N E S S E T H  T H A T:

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          DEFINITIONS

 

1.1          Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such terms, as the context may require.

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The internet website of the 17g-5 Information Provider that shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (www.sf.citidirect.com), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction. Such website shall provide means of navigation for each Rating Agency and other NRSRO to the portion of the Certificate Administrator’s Website available to each applicable type of Privileged Person.

 

30/360 Basis”: The accrual of interest calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

Accelerated Mezzanine Loan”: The Approved Mezzanine Loan, or any other mezzanine loan that may be secured by direct or indirect interests in the Borrower, if such Approved Mezzanine Loan or other mezzanine loan either (i) has been accelerated (and such acceleration has not been rescinded), or (ii) is the subject of foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral for such Approved Mezzanine Loan or other mezzanine loan.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: Any default arising when the Mortgage Loan Documents require that the Borrower shall maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the subject Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates) or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate. In making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, may rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant.

 

Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.1.

 

Acquisition Date”: The date upon which, under the Code (and in particular the REMIC Provisions and Section 856(e) of the Code), the Trust is deemed to have acquired the Property.

 

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Act”, “1933 Act” or “Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer that Services the Mortgage Loan and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Servicer, other than the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, who Services the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination.

 

Additional Servicing Compensation”: Default Interest and late payment fees (to the extent remaining after all payments pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(v)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, defeasance fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees, insufficient fund fees, Consent Fees, loan service transaction fees and similar fees and expenses to which the Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled (to the extent not otherwise prohibited by and specifically allocated to such amounts) in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or pursuant to this Agreement and any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property Account and, to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower, any Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.8.

 

Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate” With respect to the Trust Loan (even if the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property) for any Distribution Date, the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of the Trust Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued (exclusive of Default Interest) in respect of the Trust Loan at a per annum rate equal to the Net Mortgage Rate during the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period that ends in the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided, that: (i) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for the Distribution Dates in January and February in any year which is not a leap year and in February in any year which is a leap year (unless, in any such case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date) will be determined based on the “aggregate amount of interest actually accrued”, as referred to above in this sentence, being net of the related Withheld Amounts; (ii) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for the Distribution Date in March (or, if it is the Final Distribution Date, the Distribution Date in February) of any year will be determined based on the “aggregate amount of interest actually accrued”, as referred to above in this sentence, including any such Withheld Amounts (and, with respect to the Distribution Date in March 2016, the Initial Interest Deposit); and (iii) in all cases, the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Trust Loan, whether agreed to by the Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or otherwise, and without regard to the Property becoming a Foreclosed Property.

 

Administrative Advances”: As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

Administrative Fee Rate”: The sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate.

 

Advance”: Any Administrative Advance, Monthly Interest Payment Advance or Property Protection Advance.

 

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Advance Interest”: Interest, compounded monthly, on the aggregate amount of Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan and/or the Property at the Advance Interest Rate.

 

Advance Interest Rate”: As defined in Section 3.23(d).

 

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 12.1(j).

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Borrower or the Depositor, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower or the Depositor.

 

Agreement”: This Trust and Servicing Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) and all amendments and supplements hereto.

 

Annual Budget”: Any annual budget furnished by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.10.5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) In the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated “R-1(high)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs), (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than 30 days, the short term obligations of which are rated “R-1(high)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs), (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short term obligations of which are rated “R-1(high)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs), (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of 365 days or less, but more than six months, the short term obligations of which are rated “R-1(high)” by DBRS and the long term obligations of which are rated “AAA” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs).

 

Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) In the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P or the long term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by S&P, (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than 30 days, the short term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by S&P, (C) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P and the long term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by S&P, (D) in the case of such investments with maturities of 365 days or less, but more than six months, the short term

 

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obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P and the long term obligations of which are rated “AAA” by S&P.

 

Applicable Servicing Criteria”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant, the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, as set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Applicable Servicing Criteria and with respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Applicable Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

Applied Realized Loss Amount”: All amounts applied to reduce the Certificate Balance of a Class of Principal Balance Certificates or the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as applicable, in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(h).

 

Appraisal”: With respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, an appraisal of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, conducted by an Independent Appraiser in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute by an Independent Appraiser and certified by such Independent Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute with an “MAI” designation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended; provided that after an initial “Appraisal” has been obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, an update of such initial Appraisal shall be considered an “Appraisal” hereunder for all purposes if such original appraisal was performed within the previous 18 months. All Appraisals (and updates thereof) obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall include a valuation using the “income capitalization – discounted cash flow approach” and set forth the discount rate and terminal capitalization rate utilized by the Independent Appraiser. All calculations under this Agreement requiring that a “value” or “appraised value” be used with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property shall use the most recently determined appraised value set forth in an Appraisal (or update thereof) unless a different valuation is specifically required (such as the appraised value of the Property at origination). For purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Amount, the calculation of the Appraised Value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

Appraisal-Reduced Class”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination, subject to Section 3.7(e) of this Agreement, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on such date plus the sum of (A) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, in each case at the related Mortgage Loan Interest Rate, (B) all unreimbursed Administrative Advances and Property Protection Advances and all unpaid interest on all Advances at the Advance Interest Rate in respect of the Trust Loan or the Property, (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and insurance premiums and all other amounts, including, if applicable, ground rents, due and unpaid in respect of the Property (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance) and (D) to the

 

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extent not duplicative of amounts in clauses (B) or (C), all unpaid Trust Fund Expenses then due under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, over (ii) the sum of 90% of the appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property less the amount of any liens (exclusive of Permitted Encumbrances) on the Property senior to the lien of the related Mortgage Loan Documents plus any escrows with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including for taxes, Insurance Premiums and ground rent. The Mortgage Loan will be treated as a single loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any resulting Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan will be allocated first to the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Junior Trust Notes) up to the aggregate principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, with any remainder being allocated to the Senior Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Senior Notes).

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: The earliest of (i) 120 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing is anticipated within 120 days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a written and binding refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer, and during any Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative, which provides that such refinancing shall occur within 120 days after the Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (iii) 60 days after a reduction in Monthly Interest Payments or a material adverse economic change with respect to the terms of the Mortgage Loan has become effective, (iv) 60 days after an extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (except for an extension within the time periods described in clause (ii) above), (v) 60 days after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Trust or any other creditor, (vi) immediately after the Borrower, Borrower Sponsor or Guarantor declares, or becomes the subject of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors unless such action is dismissed within 45 days, or (vii) immediately after the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property.

 

Approved Mezzanine Lender”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Approved Mezzanine Loan”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Approved Mezzanine Loan Borrower”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Asset Review”: Any review of representations and warranties conducted by an Other Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.10(h).

 

Assignment of Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Assignment of Mortgage”: An assignment of the applicable Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer will not be responsible for determining whether any such assignment is legally sufficient or in recordable form.

 

Assumed Monthly Interest Payment”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), for the Maturity Date in connection with, or for any Assumed Payment Date following, a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment, or for any Assumed Payment Date following the foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan on its Maturity Date and each subsequent Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) (or on each Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) after the occurrence of a foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trustee of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan) if the Trust Loan had been required to continue to accrue interest in accordance with its terms, and without regard to the occurrence of the Maturity Date (or the occurrence of such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion), in each case as such terms may have been modified, and the Maturity Date may have been extended, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or its Affiliates or a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Assumed Payment Date”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan for any calendar month following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof), the date that would have been the Payment Date in such calendar month if the Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof) or acceptance on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof) had not occurred.

 

Authenticating Agent”: As defined in Section 8.11(a).

 

Balloon Payment”: The payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as applicable, together with all unpaid interest, due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

Base Interest Fraction”: With respect to any principal prepayment on the Trust Loan as to which a Prepayment Fee is collected and with respect to any Class of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates, a fraction (a) whose numerator is the excess, if any, of (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class of Certificates, over (ii) the Discount Rate used in calculating the Prepayment Fee with respect to such principal prepayment and (b) whose

 

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denominator is the excess, if any, of (i) the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate on the Trust Loan over (ii) the Discount Rate used in calculating the Prepayment Fee with respect to such principal prepayment; provided, however, that (1) under no circumstances shall the Base Interest Fraction be greater than one or less than zero, (2) if the Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate on the Trust Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on such Class of Certificates, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal zero, and (3) if the Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate on the Trust Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class of Certificates, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be one.

 

Beneficial Owner”: With respect to a Global Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository). Each of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, will have the right to require, as a condition to acknowledging the status of any Person as a Beneficial Owner under this Agreement, that such Person provide an Investor Certification.

 

Borrower”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Borrower Reimbursable Trust Expenses”: The costs and expenses for which the Borrower is obligated to pay, or if the Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse the Trust pursuant to Section 4.31 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Borrower Restricted Party”: Individually or collectively, as the context may require, (i) the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Approved Mezzanine Loan Borrower, any Guarantor or any Property Manager, or any of their respective asset managers, servicers, agents or affiliates, or any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Approved Mezzanine Loan Borrower, any Guarantor or any Property Manager, (ii) a holder or beneficial owner of any Accelerated Mezzanine Loan or an Affiliate thereof, or (iii) a Controlling Mezzanine Lender.

 

Borrower Sponsor”: Brookfield Financial Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) any other day on which (1) federally insured depository institutions in the State of New York, Charlotte, North Carolina or Oakland, California, or (2) the place of business of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or the financial institution that maintains the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or any Reserve Account for the Mortgage Loan, or (3) the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in each case are authorized or obligated by law, governmental decree or executive order to be closed.

 

Cash Management Accounts”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Cash Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F or Class R Certificate.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor Certificate Administrator is appointed as herein provided, such Certificate Administrator.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”: With respect to any Distribution Date, will be an amount payable monthly from payments on the Trust Loan allocable to interest (other than Default Interest) and will accrue at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, calculated on the `basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan) is computed, using the same interest accrual basis as the Trust Loan. A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee, namely the Trustee Fee, will be payable to the Trustee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator Fee will be deemed to be payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: A rate of 0.0030% (0.30 basis points) per annum, which is inclusive of the Trustee Fee Rate.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The internet website of the Certificate Administrator, initially located at www.sf.citidirect.com.

 

Certificate Available Funds”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to: (a) the aggregate (without duplication) of (i) all amounts (other than Prepayment Fees) received in respect of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during the related Collection Period including, without limitation, in the form of any Repurchase Price or any purchase price of the Trust Loan received by the Trust, Liquidation Proceeds and, to the extent not otherwise applied to the repair or restoration of the Property, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds received by the Trust, (ii) any Monthly Interest Payment Advance on the Trust Loan for such Distribution Date, (iii) any Compensating Interest Payment made with respect to the Trust Loan for the related Remittance Date, (iv) any amounts transferred to the Collection Account during the related Collection Period from any other account maintained under this Agreement, (v) with respect to the Distribution Date occurring in March (or, if such Distribution Date is the Final Distribution Date, in February) of each calendar year (commencing in 2017), the Withheld Amounts to be transferred from the Interest Reserve Accounts to the Distribution Account, (vi) any payment of interest received prior to the related Collection Period but intended to cover interest accrued during the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period that corresponds to the Payment Date in the related Collection Period, and (vii) solely with respect to the first Distribution Date, the Initial Interest Deposit; reduced by (b) the aggregate (without duplication) of (i) the Certificate Available Funds Reduction Amount for the related Remittance Date, (ii) any portion of the

 

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amounts described in clause (a)(i) of this definition that represent escrow payments, reserve funds or amounts received in respect of future accrual periods, (iii) any advance of interest on the Trust Loan for such Distribution Date to be applied to pay the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and/or the CREFC® Licensing Fee, (iv) with respect to any Distribution Date occurring in January (except in a leap year) or February of each calendar year (commencing in 2017) (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the related Withheld Amount to the extent those funds are on deposit in the Collection Account and held pending transfer to the Interest Reserve Account. Certificate Available Funds shall not include any amounts allocable to the Companion Loans under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certificate Available Funds Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of all amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i) through (xiii) of Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement (to the extent the amounts withdrawn pursuant to such clauses are payable out of amounts allocable to the Trust Loan or any REO Trust Loan) with respect to the related Remittance Date.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any outstanding Class of Principal Balance Certificates at any date, an amount equal to the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class less the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Holders of Certificates of such Class on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal, and (b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates, if any, pursuant to Section 4.1(h). With respect to any individual Certificate in any Class, the product of (x) the Percentage Interest represented by such Certificate multiplied by (y) the Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

Certificate Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: With respect to any Certificate, the person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (including, solely for the purposes of providing, distributing or otherwise making available any reports, statements or other information pursuant to this Agreement, Beneficial Owners of Certificates to the extent the Person providing, distributing or making such information available has received certification in the form provided for in this Agreement that such person is a Beneficial Owner), provided, however, that (a) solely for the purpose of giving any consent or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement (including voting on amendments to this Agreement) that specifically relates to the rights, duties, compensation or termination of, and/or any other matter specifically involving the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any Person known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar to be an Affiliate of any such party, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by such party or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which they are entitled will not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent or take any such action has been obtained, and (b) solely for the purpose of giving any consent or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by a Borrower Restricted Party shall be deemed not to be

 

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outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent or take any such action has been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates in the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative will not be subject to the restrictions contained above in this definition of Certificateholder when exercising, and will not be prohibited from exercising, any appointment rights, consent rights, consultation rights, Voting Rights or any other rights it may have, solely in its capacity as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates in the Controlling Class or as Controlling Class Representative, under this Agreement, unless such Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates in the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative is also either (x) a Borrower Restricted Party or a sub-servicer thereof, or (y) the Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Certificateholder Quorum“: The Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account Realized Losses and the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of all Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), on an aggregate basis.

 

CGMRC”: Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., and its successors in interest.

 

Class”: With respect to the Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical or, if applicable, alphanumeric class designation, and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

Class A Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and designated as a Class A Certificate.

 

Class A Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, 3.597% per annum.

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class B Certificate.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, 3.999% per annum.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-4 hereto and designated as a Class C Certificate.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, 4.501% per annum.

 

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-5 hereto and designated as a Class D Certificate.

 

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Class D Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto and designated as a Class E Certificate.

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class F Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-7 hereto and designated as a Class F Certificate.

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LA, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LB, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LC Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LC, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LD Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LD, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LE Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LE, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LF Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LF, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

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Class LT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest has no Pass-Through Rate, Certificate Balance or Notional Balance. The Class LT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-8 hereto and designated as a Class R Certificate. The Class R Certificates have neither a Certificate Balance nor a Pass-Through Rate. The Class R Certificates will represent the Class LT-R Interest and the Class UT-R Interest.

 

Class UT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest has no Pass-Through Rate, Certificate Balance or Notional Balance. The Class UT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificate.

 

Class X Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 and designated as a Class X Certificate.

 

Class X Pass-Through Rate”: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates (weighted on the basis of the respective Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date).

 

Class X Strip Rate”: For any Distribution Date and for each of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates, the excess, if any, of (i) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date over (ii) the Pass-Through Rate for the subject Class of Certificates.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be The Depository Trust Company.

 

Clearstream”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Closing Date”: February 29, 2016.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form and any proposed regulations thereunder, to the extent that, by reason of their proposed effective date, such proposed regulations would apply to the Trust Fund.

 

Co-Lender Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Collateral”: The Property securing the Mortgage Loan, the Leases assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the agreements assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Reserve Accounts (and all sums held, deposited or invested therein and all proceeds thereof)

 

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with respect to the Mortgage Loan and all other collateral which is subject to security interests and liens granted to secure the Mortgage Loan.

 

Collateral Security Documents”: Any document or instrument given to secure or guaranty the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, the Mortgage, as amended, supplemented, assigned, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Collection Period”: (i) With respect to the first Distribution Date following the Closing Date, the period commencing on and including the Closing Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the period commencing on and including the date immediately following the Determination Date relating to the immediately preceding Distribution Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date. The Collection Period for any Distribution Date shall also relate to the Remittance Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan Advance”: With respect to a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, any advance of delinquent scheduled payments with respect to such Companion Loan made by the master servicer or trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

Companion Loan Holder”: The holder of a Companion Loan and any successor thereto in respect of any Foreclosed Property.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency” With respect to any Companion Loan, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Companion Loan to assign a rating to the related Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter involving the servicing and administration of a Companion Loan or REO Companion Loan as to which any Companion Loan Securities exist, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of such Companion Loan Securities (if then rated by such Companion Loan Rating Agency); provided that upon receipt of a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Companion Loan Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Companion Loan Rating Agency Declination”), or as otherwise provided in Section 3.27 of this Agreement, the requirement for the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply.

 

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Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Other Securitization Trust, which assets include a Companion Loan (or a portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Compensating Interest Payment”: A cash payment in an amount, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall incurred in connection with a voluntary Prepayment received in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period prior to the Payment Date in that Collection Period, and (ii) the aggregate of the Servicer’s Servicing Fees for the related Distribution Date and, to the extent earned on Prepayments, Net Investment Earnings payable to the Servicer for the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

 

Condemnation Proceeds”: The portion of the Net Proceeds relating to a Condemnation (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

Confidential Information”: With respect to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, all material non-public information obtained in the course of and as a result of such Person’s performance of its duties as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Borrower and the Property, unless such information (i) was already in the possession of such Person prior to being disclosed to such Person, (ii) is or becomes available to such Person from a source other than its activities as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Servicing Personnel or (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or court order, provided such Person shall use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to comply with its obligations hereunder to make information available to the extent that such information was received by it in its capacity as Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

Consent Fees”: Any fees payable in connection with any request by the Borrower for lender consent pursuant to the express terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that Consent Fees shall not include fees payable in connection with a consent to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Consultation Period”: Any period when a Special Servicing Loan Event is in effect and both: (i) the Certificate Balance of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates) is less than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Control Eligible Certificates; and (ii) the Certificate Balance of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates (without regard to the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class of Control Eligible Certificates) is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates. A Consultation Period that would otherwise be in effect in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition shall be deemed not to be in effect if the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator are notified substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 that the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders are Borrower Restricted Parties.

 

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Consultation Termination Period”: Any period when the Certificate Balance of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates (without regard to the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates) is less than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates.

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class E and Class F Certificates.

 

Control Period”: Any period when a Special Servicing Loan Event is in effect and the Certificate Balance of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates) is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates. A Control Period that would otherwise be in effect in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition shall be deemed not to be in effect if the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator are notified that the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders are Borrower Restricted Parties.

 

Controlling Class”: As of any time of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then outstanding that has an outstanding Certificate Balance, as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts then allocable to such Class, that is equal to or greater than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class of Certificates or, if no Class of Control Eligible Certificates meets the preceding requirement, the Class E Certificates. No other Class of Certificates will be eligible to act as the Controlling Class or appoint a Controlling Class Representative. The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class F Certificates.

 

Controlling Class Certificate”: A Certificate in the Controlling Class.

 

Controlling Class Representative” : The Holder of the Controlling Class (or other representative) selected or designated, as applicable, in accordance with Section 9.1.

 

Controlling Class Right of First Refusal”: As defined in Section 3.16(d).

 

Controlling Mezzanine Lender”: With respect to any mezzanine loan related to the Mortgage Loan, a holder or beneficial owner of such mezzanine loan that has direct or indirect control over the management, policies or board of the borrower under such mezzanine loan (in each case, substantially as if such holder or beneficial owner were the related mezzanine borrower and/or the management of such mezzanine borrower) or over the operation or management of the Property (substantially as if such holder or beneficial owner were the operator or manager of the Property, as applicable), including through the exercise of voting rights, consent rights, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the exercise of consent rights or similar rights of such holder or beneficial owner pursuant to the related mezzanine loan documents (that typically exist prior to an event of default, whether exercised before, during or after an event of default) and (ii) the exercise of remedies by such holder or beneficial owner pursuant to the related mezzanine loan documents that do not result in or cause the taking of direct or indirect control in accordance with the preceding sentence, shall, in each case, not be

 

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deemed to be the exercise by such holder or beneficial owner of control over the management or policies of the mezzanine borrower for the purposes of this definition.

 

Controlling Persons”: As defined in Section 6.3(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located: (i) with respect to the Trustee: 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, or the principal trust office of any successor Trustee qualified and appointed pursuant to Section 8.8, and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator: for certificate transfer purposes, at 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention – Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, and for all other purposes, except as specifically set forth herein, 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services, 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, or the principal trust office of any successor Certificate Administrator qualified and appointed pursuant to Section 8.8.

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, or any association or organization that is a successor thereto. If neither such association nor any successor remains in existence, “CREFC®” will be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as may exist whose principal membership consists of servicers, trustees, issuers, placement agents and underwriters generally involved in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry, which is the principal such association or organization in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry and one of whose principal purposes is the establishment of industry standards for reporting transaction-specific information relating to commercial mortgage pass-through certificates and commercial mortgage-backed bonds and the commercial mortgage loans and foreclosed properties underlying or backing them to investors holding or owning such certificates or bonds, and any successor to such other association or organization. If an organization or association described in one of the preceding sentences of this definition does not exist, “CREFC®” will be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as will be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Bond Level File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be

 

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recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Collateral Summary File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: A 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 form for the presentation of such information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Financial File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Licensing Fee”: The “CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee” payable to CREFC® in connection with the usage of CREFC® trademarks, which shall be equal to, with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, the amount of interest accrued during such Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period at the related CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate on the same principal balance, in the same manner, and for the same number of days as any related interest payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan) during such Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period is computed. Any payments of the CREFC®

 

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Licensing Fee shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and delivered by wire transfer pursuant to the following instructions (or such other instructions as may hereafter be furnished by CREFC® to the Servicer in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date):

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

 

Bank Name: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

 

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

 

Routing Number: 021000021

 

Account Number: 213597397

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Licensing Fee will be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate”: Means 0.0005% per annum.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve LOC Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Level Reserve LOC Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The monthly report 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 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Setup File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: A 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 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 securities transactions generally and is acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and in any event, will present the computations made in accordance with the methodology described in such form to

 

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“normalize” the full year and year to date net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used in the other reports required by this Agreement.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: A report prepared with respect to the Property 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 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Property File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reports”: Collectively refers to the following reports as may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time as part of the CREFC® “IRP” and any additional reports that become part of the CREFC® “IRP” from time to time:

 

(a)          the following seven electronic files: (i) CREFC® Bond Level File, (ii) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (iii) CREFC® Property File, (iv) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (v) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (vi) CREFC® Financial File, and (vii) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File; and

 

(b)          the following nine supplemental reports: (i) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (ii) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (iii) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iv) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (v) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (vi) CREFC® REO Status Report, (vii) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (viii) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve – LOC Report, and (ix) CREFC® Advance Recovery Report.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: For any Determination Date, a report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Watch List” 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

 

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commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other 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 securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC®’s Internet website located at “www.CREFC®.org” or such other primary Internet website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

Current Interest Determination Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the interest accrued during the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, as the case may be, for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the Certificate Balance, Notional Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, as the case may be, immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

Custodial Agreement”: The custodial agreement, if any, from time to time in effect between the Custodian named therein and the Certificate Administrator, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. For avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, the Custodian is the Certificate Administrator.

 

Custodian”: Any Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 8.15 of this Agreement and, unless the Certificate Administrator is Custodian, named pursuant to any Custodial Agreement. The Custodian may (but need not) be the Certificate Administrator or the Servicer or any Affiliate or agent of the Certificate Administrator or the Servicer, but may not be (i) the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof or (ii) the Borrower, any Borrower Restricted Party or any Affiliate thereof.

 

Cut-off Date”: February 6, 2016.

 

DBRS”: DBRS, Inc., or its successor-in-interest. If neither DBRS, nor any successor remains in existence, “DBRS” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and specific ratings of DBRS herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Payment Date, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan, in each case, at the

 

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excess of the Default Rate over the related Mortgage Loan Interest Rate, from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods and, if the Mortgage Loan is not repaid on the Maturity Date, or such earlier date as may result from acceleration. Default Interest will accrue from and after the applicable Maturity Date, or such earlier date as may result from acceleration, and, in any case, will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which the calculation is being made.

 

Default Rate”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such item and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article 13 of this Agreement, that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and/or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in fully registered certificated form without interest coupons.

 

Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Depositor”: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its successors-in-interest.

 

Depository”: The Depository Trust Company or a successor appointed by the Certificate Registrar (which appointment shall be at the direction of the Depositor if the Depositor is legally able to do so).

 

Depository Participant”: A Person for whom, from time to time, the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day, beginning in March 2016.

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any Foreclosed 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 Foreclosed Property, the holding of such Foreclosed Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such Foreclosed Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or the performance of any construction work on the Foreclosed 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;

 

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provided, however, that a Foreclosed Property will not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee on behalf of the Trust (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust) 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 Foreclosed Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, and as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Property Manager and the Borrower Sponsor in respect of the Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, work-out or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of such Foreclosed Property and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (i) Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees, and (ii) any special servicing compensation and fees to which the Special Servicer is entitled under this Agreement.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 8.14(c).

 

Discount Rate”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person”: With respect to a Class R Certificate, (x) an entity treated as a U.S. partnership if any of its partners, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation) is (or is permitted to be under the partnership agreement) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person; (y) any Non-U.S. Tax Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3; or (z) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to which income from a Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person. Information necessary to compute an applicable excise tax must be furnished to the IRS and to the requesting party within 60 days of the request, and the Certificate Administrator may charge a fee for computing and providing such information.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Either (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is

 

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exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Account”: The account established and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

Distribution Date”: The 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016. The first Distribution Date shall be March 11, 2016.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.4(a).

 

Eligible Account”: A separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, and which, in the case of a state chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, as applicable or (c) an account maintained with any other insured depository institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met and DBRS, with respect to any account listed in the clauses above, or from each Rating Agency, with respect to any account other than one listed in the clauses above. An Eligible Account shall not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument. If the holding institution for an account ceases to meet the requirements of this definition for an “Eligible Account”, then the party responsible for administering such account hereunder shall move such account to a holding institution meeting such requirements within 30 days.

 

Eligible Institution”: Means (a) either a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations, deposit accounts or commercial paper of which are (i) rated at least “A-1” by S&P (or “A-2” by S&P if the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts thereof are rated at least “BBB” by S&P) in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less (or, in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts of which are rated at least “BBB+” by S&P), and (ii) rated at least “R-1 (low)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating such as that listed above by two other NRSROs or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), in the case of accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or

 

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less or, in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating such as that listed above by two other NRSROs or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); or (b) an institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met.

 

Environmental Indemnity”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Environmental Law”: Any present or future federal, state or local law, statute, regulation or ordinance, any judicial or administrative order or judgment thereunder, pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, hazardous substances or the environment, including, but not limited to, each of the following, as enacted as of the date hereof or as hereafter amended: CERCLA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq.

 

Environmental Report”: With respect to the Property, the “Phase I” and “Phase II,” if any, environmental audit reports prepared and delivered to the Depositor in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, or any subsequent environmental report prepared on behalf of the Trust hereunder meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Class E, Class F or Class R Certificate; provided, that any such Certificate: (a) will cease to be considered an ERISA Restricted Certificate; and (b) will cease to be subject to the transfer restrictions contained in Section 5.3(m) of this Agreement if, as of the date of a proposed transfer of such Certificate, either (i) it is rated in one of the four highest generic ratings categories by a credit rating agency that meets the requirements of the Underwriter Exemption) or (ii) relevant provisions of ERISA would permit the transfer of such Certificate to a Plan.

 

Euroclear”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Excess Servicing Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (including any REO Mortgage Loan), that portion of the Servicing Fee that accrues at a per annum rate equal to the Excess Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Excess Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (including any REO Mortgage Loan), a rate per annum equal to the Servicing Fee Rate minus 0.0025%; provided that such rate shall be subject to reduction at any time following any resignation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.4 of this Agreement (if no successor is appointed in accordance with Section 6.4 of this Agreement) or any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Agreement, to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer (which successor may include the Trustee) that meets the requirements of Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

 

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Excess Servicing Fee Right”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan with respect thereto), the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees. In the absence of any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be the owner of such Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

FHLMC”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Final Asset Status Report”: An Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Controlling Class Representative or the Companion Loan Holders, which does not include any communications (other than the Final Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative or the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, that no Asset Status Report shall be considered a Final Asset Status Report unless (i) the Controlling Class Representative (solely during any Control Period) has either finally approved of and consented to the actions proposed to be taken in connection therewith, or has exhausted all of its rights of approval or consent, or has been deemed to approve or consent to such action or (ii) the Asset Status Report is otherwise implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc. or its successor in interest.

 

FNMA”: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

Foreclosed Property”: The Property or other Collateral securing the Mortgage Loan, title to which has been acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in the name of the Trustee or its nominee.

 

Foreclosed Property Account”: The account or accounts established and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6 and Section 3.14.

 

Foreclosure Proceeds”: Proceeds, net of any related expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee, received in respect of any Foreclosed Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the operation or rental of such Foreclosed Property) prior to the final liquidation of the Foreclosed Property.

 

GACC”: German American Capital Corporation, or its successors in interest.

 

Global Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Ground Lease”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Guarantor”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Guaranty”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Indemnified Party”: As defined in Section 6.6(b) or Section 8.12(b), as applicable.

 

Indemnifying Party”: As defined in Section 6.6(b), Section 8.12(b) or Section 13.12, as applicable.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower or in any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) is not connected with the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

 

Independent Appraiser”: An Independent professional real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the subject Property or Foreclosed Property is located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which the subject Property is located.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Special Servicer or Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such REMIC were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section of the Code will be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates or 35% or more of the aggregate value of all Classes of Certificates or such other interest in the Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which will, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer or the Trust, be delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee); provided that neither the Lower-Tier REMIC nor the Upper-Tier REMIC receives or derives any income from such Person and the relationship between such Person and such REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Special Servicer or the Servicer) if the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) has received an Opinion of Counsel which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer (unless the Special Servicer or the Servicer is providing the Opinion of Counsel with respect to itself) or the Trust, be to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any Foreclosed Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such Foreclosed Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Certificate Balance”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

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Initial Interest Deposit”: With respect to the first Distribution Date following the Closing Date, the amount equal to one day’s interest on the Trust Notes at the Net Mortgage Rate, which amount will equal $100,523.81.

 

Initial Purchasers”: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and their respective successors in interest.

 

Interest Reserve Account”: As defined in Section 3.5(d).

 

Initial Class F Certificates”: The Class F Certificates initially issued under this Agreement in the form of Definitive Certificates.

 

Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An entity that is, or in which each of the equity owners is, an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act.

 

Insurance Premiums”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Insurance Proceeds”: (a) The portion of Net Proceeds paid as a result of a Casualty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower each in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, (b) amounts paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, to the extent related to this Agreement only or (c) any other amounts paid by an insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Borrower, to the extent allocable to the Mortgage Loan under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Interest Accrual Period”: (a) With respect to the Mortgage Loan for any Payment Date, the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, and (b) with respect to each Class of Certificates for any Distribution Date, the applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period for such Class of Certificates.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the sum of the Current Interest Determination Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.

 

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the amount by which the Current Interest Determination Amount for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests exceeds the portion of such amount actually paid in respect of such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests on such Distribution Date.

 

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Interested Person”: As defined in Section 3.16(a)(ii).

 

Investment”: Any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Certificates or in any security, note or other financial instrument related to the Certificates or issued or executed by the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower, a loan directly or indirectly secured by any of the foregoing or a hedging transaction (however structured) that references or relates to any of the foregoing.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.8(a).

 

Investment Decisions”: Investment, trading, lending or other financial decisions, strategies or recommendations with respect to Investments, whether on behalf of the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, as applicable, or any Person on whose behalf the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has discretion in connection with Investments.

 

Investment Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate representing, among other things, that:

 

(i) for purposes of access to information, the Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, the Controlling Class Representative or any Companion Loan Holder, and that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Restricted Party (or, only prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, such person is the Brookfield GP), in which case such person will be required to execute and deliver an Investor Certification substantially in the form included hereto as Exhibit K-1, and will have access to all the reports and information made available to such Privileged Persons under this Agreement, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Restricted Party (other than, only prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, such person is the Brookfield GP), in which case such person will be required to execute and deliver an Investor Certification substantially in the form included hereto as Exhibit K-2, and will only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator; and/or

 

(ii) for purposes of exercising Voting Rights, the Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, and that such Person (A) is not either (1) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their sub-servicers (engaged with respect to the Trust) or respective Affiliates, or (2) a Borrower Restricted Party, or (B) is exercising such Voting Rights in connection with an amendment to this Agreement regarding which its Certificates are deemed outstanding in connection with the definition of “Certificateholder”.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it by an unrelated Person and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

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Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.5(b).

 

IRS”: The Internal Revenue Service.

 

Lease”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Liquidated Property”: The Property, if it has been liquidated.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: Reasonable and customary expenses (other than expenses covered by any insurance policy) incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the liquidation of the Property, such expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, appraisal fees, brokerage fees and commissions, conveyance taxes and trustee and co-trustee fees, if any. Liquidation Expenses shall not include any previously incurred expenses that have been previously reimbursed to the party incurring the same or that were netted against income from any Foreclosed Property and were considered in the calculation of the amount of Foreclosure Proceeds pursuant to the definition thereof.

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to the Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted pay-off or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds related to such Liquidated Property, liquidated Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property. The Special Servicer will not be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee in connection with (i) a repurchase by a Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan (or the allocable portion thereof) pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the cure period required under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement which cure period will not exceed 180 days); (ii) a sale of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property by the Special Servicer to itself; (iii) a purchase of the Mortgage Loan by the Approved Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the purchase option described in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement (so long as such purchase occurs within 90 days after notice of the applicable purchase option trigger event is first delivered to the Approved Mezzanine Lender; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, if there are one or more purchase option trigger events that occur following an initial purchase option trigger event that has not ceased, such 90-day period shall commence on the date the first notice of the initial purchase option trigger event was given to the Approved Mezzanine Lender); or (iv) a purchase of the Trust Loan, a Companion Loan or the Foreclosed Property by the Controlling Class Representative or any affiliate thereof, if such purchase occurs within 90 days after the later of (x) the date on which the Special Servicer first delivers to the Controlling Class Representative for its approval the initial Asset Status Report and (y) the date on which the Special Servicing Loan Event that triggered the Asset Status Report occurred. Further notwithstanding the above, all Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property shall be offset by any Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan within the prior 24 months (determined

 

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as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification, restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.50% (50 basis points).

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) received by the Special Servicer and/or the Certificate Administrator in connection with the liquidation of the Property, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (other than amounts required to be paid to the Borrower pursuant to law or the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement), including the proceeds of any full, partial or discounted payoff of the Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion of such payoff or proceeds that represents Default Interest or late payment charges).

 

Loan”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Loan Portion”: With respect to a Loan Seller, the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by such Loan Seller’s Trust Notes.

 

Loan Seller”: Each of CGMRC, GACC and WFB, and their respective successors in interest.

 

Loan Seller Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Loan Seller, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to the then aggregate principal amount of the Trust Notes sold to the Depositor by such Loan Seller and included in the Trust, and the denominator of which is the then aggregate principal amount of the Trust Notes included in the Trust, such fraction to be determined without regard to whether the Property has become a Foreclosed Property. As of the Closing Date, the Loan Seller Percentage Interests were as follows: (a) with respect to CGMRC, 41.0405%; (b) with respect to GACC, 29.4798%; and (c) with respect to WFB, 29.4798%.

 

Loan Seller Sub-Servicer”: A Sub-Servicer required to be retained by the Servicer by a Loan Seller, as listed on Exhibit Q to this Agreement, or any successor thereto.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which will be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.1(c).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Introductory Statement, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to the distribution of principal and allocation of any Realized Losses to such Class of Related Certificates on such Distribution Date).

 

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Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than the assets of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

MAI”: Members of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: Any of the following:

 

(i)          any substitution or release of real property collateral for the Mortgage Loan (other than substitutions or releases of immaterial and non-income producing real property collateral or in connection with a condemnation action) except as expressly permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)        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 Borrower);

 

(iii)       any transfer of the Property or any portion of the Property, or any transfer of any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Borrower to the extent the lender’s consent under the Mortgage Loan Documents is required, except in each case as expressly permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or in connection with a pending or threatened condemnation;

 

(iv)        any consent to incurrence of additional debt by the Borrower or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, including modification of the terms of any document evidencing or securing any such additional debt and of any intercreditor or subordination agreement executed in connection therewith and any waiver of or amendment or modification to the terms of any such document or agreement, in each case to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(v)          approval of the termination or replacement of the Property Manager and/or modification, waiver or amendment of the Management Agreement, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or recognition agreement, in each case, to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(vi)        any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of Foreclosed Property) of the ownership of the Property;

 

(vii)       any amendment, modification or waiver, or any consent to an amendment, modification or waiver, of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest but including, without limitation, the timing of payments and the acceptance of discounted pay-offs) or material non-monetary term of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan;

 

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(viii)      following a default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the Mortgage Loan Documents or with respect to the Borrower or Property;

 

(ix)        any sale of the Trust Loan (other than in connection with the repurchase of the Trust Loan (or a portion thereof) by the Loan Sellers for a Material Document Defect or Material Breach, as applicable, pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement), for less than the applicable Repurchase Price or any Foreclosed Property for less than the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan;

 

(x)          (A) any modification, waiver or amendment of any mezzanine intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or (B) an action to enforce rights with respect thereto;

 

(xi)        any Property Manager changes with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xii)       releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material Mortgage Lender discretion;

 

(xiii)      any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing the Borrower, Guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no Mortgage Lender discretion;

 

(xiv)       any proposed modification or waiver of any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the Borrower;

 

(xv)        any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xvi)       the execution, termination or renewal of any lease, to the extent Mortgage Lender approval is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents and to the extent such lease constitutes a “material lease” under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including entering into any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement;

 

(xvii)      approval of casualty or condemnation settlements, any determination to apply casualty or condemnation proceeds or awards to the reduction of the Mortgage Loan debt rather than to Property restoration;

 

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(xviii)     any adoption or implementation of the Annual Budget;

 

(xix)       the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of the Borrower;

 

(xx)        the exercise of the rights and powers granted under any mezzanine intercreditor agreement (or any other intercreditor agreement referenced in clause (x) above) to the “Senior Lender” or such other similar term as shall be set forth therein and/or the “Servicer” referred to therein, if and to the extent such rights or powers affect the priority, payments, consent rights or security interest with respect to the “Senior Lender” or such other similar term;

 

(xxi)       any determination by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer with respect to any default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default which is anticipated but has not yet occurred;

 

(xxii)      the approval of, engagement or retention of any property improvement plan consultant and the approval of any work or reserve estimates by any property improvement plan consultant; and

 

(xxiii)     any enforcement of any cure right or the exercise of any remedies under any management agreement, subordination and non-disturbance, comfort letter, recognition agreement or similar agreement related thereto.

 

Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders”: The Holder(s) or Beneficial Owner(s) of Certificates representing more than 50% of the Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class.

 

Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Material Breach”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Material Document Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Maturity Date”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement”: An Intercreditor Agreement entered into, to the extent permitted by the Loan Agreement, between the Mortgage Lender and the Approved Mezzanine Lender with respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Approved Mezzanine Loan, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all fees collected from the Borrower with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, other than (a) any Consent Fees, assumption fees, assumption application fees or defeasance fees, if any, and (b) any Liquidation Fee, Work-out Fee or Special Servicing Fee; provided, that all Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan within the prior 24

 

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months (determined as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification, restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan shall offset any Work-out Fees or Liquidation Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Property.

 

Monthly Interest Payment”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan and any Payment Date (including, but not limited to, the Maturity Date), the scheduled payment of interest (or, in the case of the Maturity Date, the Balloon Payment) that is due and payable on the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement on such Payment Date.

 

Monthly Interest Payment Advance”: Any advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.23(a) or 3.23(c) as applicable. Each reference to the reimbursement or payment of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance will be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate through the date preceding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

Mortgage”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Lender”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof, prior to the initial issuance of the Certificates, the Loan Sellers collectively and, from and after the initial issuance of the Certificates, the Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity solely for the purpose of acting as the holder of record title to the Mortgage Loan (on behalf of the holders of the Certificates and the holders of the Companion Loans), or the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to all of the obligations and rights of the lender under the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents”: All documents executed or delivered by the Borrower evidencing, securing or guarantying the Mortgage Loan and any amendment thereof or thereafter or subsequently added to the Mortgage Loan File, including without limitation the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default”: An “Event of Default” as defined under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Mortgage Loan File”: As defined in Section 2.1(b) and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage Loan File pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan for any Payment Date, the period commencing on and including the 6th day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs and ending on and including the 5th day of the month in which such Payment Date occurs. No Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period shall be shortened by reason of any payment of the Mortgage Loan prior to the expiration of such Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period.

 

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Mortgage Loan Interest Rate”: (i) With respect to the Senior Notes, a rate of 4.657% per annum (the “Senior Notes Interest Rate”), and (ii) with respect to the Junior Trust Notes, a rate of 4.657% per annum (the “Junior Trust Notes Interest Rate”).

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Price”: As defined in Section 3.16(a) of this Agreement.

 

Net Foreclosure Proceeds”: With respect to each related Foreclosed Property, the Foreclosure Proceeds with respect to such related Foreclosed Property net of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, ground rents and other costs permitted to be paid therefrom pursuant to Section 3.14.

 

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to any Investment Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding Remittance Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust Fund held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.8.

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds”: The excess of Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan over the amount of Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect thereto.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including if the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property), a per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate with respect to the Trust Notes minus the Administrative Fee Rate.

 

Net Proceeds”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(c).

 

Nondisqualification Opinion”: An Opinion of Counsel, prepared at the Trust’s expense and payable from the Collection Account, that a contemplated action will not cause (i) either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contributions” tax to be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: A Nonrecoverable Monthly Payment Advance, a Nonrecoverable Administrative Advance or a Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advance, as applicable.

 

Nonrecoverable Administrative Advance”: With respect to the Trust Loan, any portion of an Administrative Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest thereon, which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds not otherwise required to be distributed in connection with a restoration of the Property in accordance with this Agreement or

 

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the Mortgage Loan Agreement or Liquidation Proceeds) in respect of the Trust Loan or the REO Trust Loan. The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer. In making a non-recoverability determination, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the items set forth in the second sentence of Section 3.23(e).

 

Nonrecoverable Monthly Payment Advance”: With respect to the Trust Loan, any portion of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest thereon, which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds not otherwise required to be distributed in connection with a restoration of the Property in accordance with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Agreement or Liquidation Proceeds) in respect of the Trust Loan or the REO Trust Loan. The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer. In making a non-recoverability determination, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the items set forth in the second sentence of Section 3.23(e).

 

Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advance”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property, any portion of a Property Protection Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest thereon, which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds not otherwise required to be distributed in connection with a restoration of the Property in accordance with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Agreement or Liquidation Proceeds) in respect of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, as an REO Mortgage Loan) or the Property. The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer. In making a non-recoverability determination, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the items set forth in the second sentence of Section 3.23(e).

 

Non-Restricted Privileged Person”: Any Privileged Person other than (i) a Borrower Restricted Party (exclusive of the Brookfield GP prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event), (ii) the Brookfield GP after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, or (iii) any other Person that delivers an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2.

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.3(f).

 

Non-U.S. Tax Person”: A Person that is not a U.S. Tax Person.

 

Non-U.S. Securities Person”: A person that is not a U.S. Securities Person.

 

Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

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Notional Balance”: With respect to the Class X Certificates, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates from time to time.

 

NRSRO”: Any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is used in Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act including, but not limited to, the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification in the form of Exhibit M executed by a NRSRO (other than any Rating Agency) in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), that such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website and that any information obtained from the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website should be subject to the same confidentiality provisions as information on the Depositor’s 17g-5 website.

 

Offering Circular”: The Offering Circular, dated February 17, 2016 for the Certificates.

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President (however denominated), the Treasurer, the Secretary, one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, any Servicing Officer, Responsible Officer or other officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, CGMRC, GACC, WFB or any other entity referred to herein, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, a Responsible Officer.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be counsel for the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Introductory Statement.

 

Origination Date”: January 22, 2016.

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: With respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the related “depositor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(e) of Regulation AB).

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: The pooling and servicing agreement or other comparable agreement governing the creation of any Other Securitization Trust and the issuance of Companion Loan Securities.

 

Other Securitization Determination Date”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust, the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Securitization Trust”: Any “issuing entity” (within the meaning of Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB) that holds any Companion Loan or REO Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein), as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to each Class of Regular Certificates and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on the Certificate Balance, Notional Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Payment Date”: The “Monthly Payment Date” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Regular Certificate, the percentage interest is equal to the initial Certificate Balance or Notional Balance of such Certificate divided by the initial Certificate Balance or Notional Balance of all of the Certificates of the related Class. With respect to the Class R Certificates, the percentage specified on the Certificate held by the Holder of such Certificate.

 

Permitted Encumbrances”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

 

(i)          direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States Treasury; United States Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing agency bonds; Federal Housing Administration debentures; Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)

 

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guaranteed mortgage-backed securities or participation certificates; Resolution Funding Corp. debt obligations; or Small Business Administration-guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates;

 

(ii)        Farm Credit System consolidated systemwide bonds and notes, Federal Home Loan Banks’ consolidated debt obligations, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. debt obligations or Federal National Mortgage Association debt obligations that are, in each case, rated no less than the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(iii)       repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of this definition, provided that the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations are rated the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(iv)        federal funds, uncertificated certificates of deposit, time deposits, demand deposits and bankers’ acceptances (having original maturities of not more than 365 days) of any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such bank or trust company are rated no less than the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(v)          fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated no less than the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(vi)        debt obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days and at all times rated the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(vii)       commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) with maturities of not more than 365 days and that at all times is rated no less than the Applicable S&P Permitted

 

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Investment Rating by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS (or, if not rated by such Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency);

 

(viii)      units of money market funds (which shall include any money market fund for which the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof is an advisor) that, in each case, (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) of this definition, (b) has net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000, and (c) is rated “AAAm” by S&P and the Applicable DBRS Permitted Investment Rating by DBRS; and

 

(ix)        any other security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met with respect to any security, obligations or investment listed in the clauses above, or from each Rating Agency, with respect to any security, obligations or investment other than one listed in the clauses above that the designation of such security, obligation or investment as a Permitted Investment shall not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency;

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Permitted Investments” (i) shall have an unqualified rating (i.e., one with no qualifying suffix), with the exception of ratings with regulatory indicators, such as the “(sf)” subscript, and unsolicited ratings; (ii) shall exclude any mortgage-backed securities and any security of the type commonly known as “strips”; (iii) shall be limited to those instruments that have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; (iv) shall only include instruments that qualify as “cash flow investments” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code); and (v) shall exclude any investment where the right to receive principal and interest derived from the underlying investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment. Interest may either be fixed or variable, and any variable interest must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a single fixed spread (if any), and move proportionately with that index. No investment shall be made that requires a payment above par for an obligation if the obligation may be prepaid at the option of the issuer thereof prior to its maturity. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the earlier of (x) three months from the date of their purchase and (y) the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, insurance commissions and fees, and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement (including Section 3.17).

 

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Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar based upon an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person may cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.3(m).

 

Post-Closing Obligations Agreement”: That certain Post-Closing Obligations Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2016, between Borrower and Mortgage Lender.

 

Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Payment Date, whether voluntary, by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Mortgage Loan or otherwise, and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount of scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment, other than any amount paid in connection with the release of the Property through defeasance.

 

Prepayment Fee”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, if the Mortgage Loan was subject to a Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Prepayment was applied to the Mortgage Loan prior to the Payment Date in such Collection Period, the amount of interest, net of the Servicing Fee and any Default Interest, to the extent not collected from the Borrower, that would have accrued on the Mortgage Loan on the amount of such Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Prepayment was applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan through the end of the applicable interest accrual period for such Payment Date, inclusive.

 

Prime Rate”: A rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate.” If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate,” the Servicer shall 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 or quasi-governmental body, the Servicer shall select a comparable interest rate index.

 

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Principal Balance Certificates”: The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the sum of (i) the portion of the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date allocable to such Class of Certificates, and (ii) the aggregate unpaid Principal Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the amount by which the portion of the Regular Principal Distribution Amount allocable to such Class exceeds the amount actually distributed to such Class in respect of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence or other communications between the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Companion Loan Holder, on the one hand, and the Special Servicer (or the Servicer, Trustee and/or Certificate Administrator), on the other hand, related to the Mortgage Loan following a Special Servicing Loan Event or the exercise of the consent or consultation rights of the Controlling Class Representative under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the Borrower or other interested party, and (iii) legally privileged information; provided that the summary of any Final Asset Status Report prepared pursuant to Section 3.10(h) is deemed not to be Privileged Information (although no such summary shall be made available to any Borrower Restricted Party).

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative (but only during any Control Period and any Consultation Period), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Companion Loan Holder that delivers an Investor Certification, any person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2, as applicable, any Rating Agency and any NRSRO that delivers an NRSRO Certification to the Certificate Administrator, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically. For purposes of receiving any information or report from the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise under this Agreement, other than Distribution Date Statements only, any Borrower Restricted Party will be deemed to not be a “Privileged Person”; provided that, only prior to a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Brookfield GP (if it would otherwise be a Privileged Person but for its status as a Borrower Restricted Party) shall be deemed to be a “Privileged Person” and will have access to all information and reports on the Certificate Administrator’s website.

 

Property”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Property Management Agreement”: The “Management Agreement” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Property Manager”: The “Manager” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Property Protection Advances”: As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Qualified Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Certificate Administrator”: An institution (i) that is a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (iii) whose long term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “BBB+” by S&P (or “BBB” by S&P if the Certificate Administrator’s unsecured short term debt is rated at least “A-2” by S&P) and, if rated by DBRS, at least “BBB” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs) (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have each provided a Rating Agency Confirmation).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) which causes a defective mortgage loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: As defined in Section 3.10(b).

 

Qualified Trustee”: An institution (i) that is a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (iii) whose long term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A” by S&P and, if rated by DBRS, at least “A” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two other NRSROs) (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have each provided a Rating Agency Confirmation), and S&P or DBRS has not withdrawn, qualified or downgraded its rating of securities in a commercial mortgage loan securitization as a result of performance by the Trustee.

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: With respect to each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificate), the Distribution Date in February 2036.

 

Rating Agencies”: S&P and DBRS.

 

Rating Agency”: S&P or DBRS.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by a Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to

 

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act or other event specified in this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by such Rating Agency); provided, that if a written waiver or other acknowledgment (which may be in electronic form) is received from a Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought, then the requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation for such matter at such time shall be considered not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist for such matter at such time) with respect to such Rating Agency.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) immediately following the related Determination Date after giving effect to (a) any payments and other collections of principal received with respect to the Trust Loan during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate reduction of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that have been permanently made during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date for each Class of Certificates, the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”: The Principal Balance Certificates and the Class X Certificates.

 

Regular Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date, the aggregate (without duplication) of (i) all payments of principal including, without limitation, principal prepayments and Balloon Payments received during the related Collection Period with respect to the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) and (ii) the principal portion of any Repurchase Price received with respect to the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period, and (iii) all amounts received during the related Collection Period in respect of principal of the Trust Loan from Net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or otherwise received during the related Collection Period in respect of principal of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during the related Collection Period. The Regular Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be allocable to each Class of Principal Balance Certificates in Sequential Order, in each such case up to the amount necessary to reduce the related Certificate Balance outstanding immediately prior to such Distribution Date to zero (taking into account the aggregate unpaid Principal Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for the subject Class of Certificates).

 

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Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100 - 229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the Regulation AB provisions herein shall be construed as if the Certificates were publicly registered and reporting were required at all times.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Related Certificates,” and “Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest”: For the following Classes of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the related Class of Certificates set forth below, and for the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests set forth below.

 

 

Related Certificates

Related Uncertificated
Lower-Tier Interest

Class A Certificates Class LA Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E Certificates Class LE Uncertificated Interest
Class F Certificates Class LF Uncertificated Interest

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the Code relating to “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” including Sections 860A through 860G of the Code.

 

Remittance Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date; provided that, solely for purposes of remittances and the delivery of monthly reports (including, without limitation, CREFC® Reports) with respect to any Companion Loan held by an Other Securitization Trust, the Remittance Date shall be the Business Day following the later of (A) the related Other Securitization Determination Date and (B) the Payment Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any Foreclosed Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

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REO Management Fee”: As to the Property when it is a Foreclosed Property, a fee payable out of the Foreclosed Property Account to the Successor Manager for managing the property while it is owned by the Trust, which shall be reasonable and customary in the market in which the Property is located.

 

REO Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan (or the applicable portion thereof) while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

REO Trust Loan”: The Trust Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 13.6 of this Agreement.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Servicer, the Special Servicer or a Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Price”: (a) With respect to the Trust Loan, an amount (without duplication) equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan at the applicable Mortgage Loan Interest Rate (exclusive of the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on such Advances, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Interest Payment Advances, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation, including, without limitation, Liquidation Fees to the extent set forth in the definition of “Liquidation Fee”, provided, that the amounts set forth above in this clause (a) shall exclude any amounts not allocable to the Trust Loan in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement; and (b) with respect to any repurchase by a single Loan Seller of the Trust Notes sold by such Loan Seller to the Depositor and the corresponding Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan, the related Loan Seller Percentage Interest of the related Repurchase Price for the Trust Loan as described in clause (a). No Liquidation Fee shall be paid by a Loan Seller in connection with a repurchase by such Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan (or in an allocable portion of the Trust Loan) due to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the cure period required under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, not to exceed 180 days).

 

Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.27.

 

Required Advance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Monthly Interest Payment Advance (taking into account any

 

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Appraisal Reduction Amount as of such Distribution Date) that would be required to be made with respect to the Trust Loan on the related Remittance Date by the Servicer had the Borrower not made any portion of the Monthly Interest Payment (or Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) for the related Payment Date or Assumed Payment Date less (b) the aggregate compensation payable on such Remittance Date to the Servicer in respect of the Servicing Fee, to the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and CREFC® in respect of the CREFC® Licensing Fee.

 

Reserve Accounts”: The “Reserve Funds” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Responsible 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 Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Global Transaction Services group, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and in the case of any certification or other document required to be signed by a Responsible Officer, an authorized signatory whose name and specimen signature appears on a list furnished to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Restricted Period”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Retained Servicing Fee Rate”: Subject to Section 7.2, an amount equal to 0.0025% (0.25 basis points) per annum.

 

Reverse Sequential Order”: With respect to the allocation of Realized Losses on any Distribution Date, to the Class F Certificates, the Class E Certificates, the Class D Certificates, the Class C Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class A Certificates, in that order, in each case until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero.

 

Rule 144A”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest. If neither Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which

 

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designation shall be given to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sequential Order”: (i) With respect to payments in respect of principal of, or any other amounts due and owing on, the Principal Balance Certificates on any Distribution Date, to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates, in that order, (ii) with respect to payment in respect of interest on the Regular Certificates on any Distribution Date, first, to the Class A and Class X Certificates, pro rata, based on the interest entitlement of each such Class of Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date, then to the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates, in that order, in each case under clauses (i) and (ii), until the principal or interest payable to each such Class is paid in full; (iii) with respect to payments of principal allocated to the Trust Loan on any Payment Date, first, pro rata, to the Senior Trust Notes and, then, pro rata, to the Junior Trust Notes, and (iv) with respect to payments of interest allocated to the Trust Loan on any Payment Date, first, pro rata, to the Senior Trust Notes, and, then, pro rata, to the Junior Trust Notes, in each case under clauses (iii) and (iv), until the principal or interest payable to each such Trust Note is paid in full.

 

Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as servicer, or if any successor Servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor Servicer.

 

Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Service(s)” or “Servicing”: In accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan or any other assets of the Trust by an entity (other than the Certificate Administrator or Trustee) that meets the definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB. For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit L hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan and any REO Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17, that will accrue at the Servicing Fee Rate, computed on the basis of the same principal amount, on the same interest accrual basis, and for the same Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan, such Companion Loan or such REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, is (or would have been) computed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee will be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: (i) With respect to the Trust Loan, 0.0050% (0.50 basis points) per annum and (ii) with respect to any Companion Loan, 0.0025% (0.25 basis points) per annum.

 

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Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, that is performing activities that address the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of any date of determination.

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Servicing Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5.

 

Servicing-Released Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Servicing-Retained Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.6.

 

Special Servicer”: Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, in its capacity as special servicer, or its successor-in-interest, or if any successor Special Servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor Special Servicer.

 

Special Servicer Customary Expenses”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Special Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Special Servicer equal to an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan is (or would have been) computed, at a rate of 0.25% per annum, until all Special Servicing Loan Events no longer exist. Such fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fee or other sum payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicing Fee will be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Special Servicing Loan Event”: With respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, (i) the Borrower has not made two consecutive Monthly Interest Payments (and has not cured at least one such delinquency by the next Payment Date under the Mortgage Loan Documents) in respect of the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan; (ii) the Servicer and/or the Trustee has made two consecutive Monthly Interest Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan (regardless of whether such Monthly Interest Payment Advances have been reimbursed); (iii) the Borrower fails to make the Balloon Payment when due, and the Borrower has not delivered to the Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a written and binding refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer which provides that such refinancing shall occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment becomes due (provided that a Special

 

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Servicing Loan Event shall occur if either (x) such refinancing does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing specified in such binding commitment or (y) the Servicer and/or the Trustee is required to make a Monthly Interest Payment Advance at any time prior to such refinancing); (iv) the Servicer has received notice that the Borrower has become the subject as debtor of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of any lien on the Property; (vi) the Borrower has expressed in writing to the Servicer an inability to pay the amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan in a timely manner, (vii) in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and during a Control Period, with consent of the Controlling Class Representative unless the Servicer determines that the Controlling Class Representative’s withholding of consent is contrary to Accepted Servicing Practices), a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan is reasonably foreseeable; or (viii) a default under the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan of which the Servicer has notice (other than a failure by the Borrower to pay principal or interest) and that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the Mortgage Loan Documents (or, if no grace period is specified, 60 days); provided, that a Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease (a) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, when the Borrower has brought the Mortgage Loan current and with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, thereafter made three consecutive full and timely Monthly Interest Payments on the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as applicable, in each case, including pursuant to the work-out of the Mortgage Loan, or (b) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the judgment of the Special Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices); provided, in any case, that at that time no other circumstance exists (as described above) that would constitute a Special Servicing Loan Event; and provided, further that if a Special Servicing Loan Event exists with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, it shall be considered to exist with respect to the entire Mortgage Loan.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan during the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Startup Day”: As defined in Section 12.1(c).

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage backed securities industry) of the Mortgage Loan but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Special Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Special Servicer) or an Additional Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of an Additional Servicer).

 

Subject Indemnified Party”: As defined in Section 9.11(b).

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that (i) Services the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Servicer, Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer and (ii) is responsible for the performance

 

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(whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, under this Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Successful Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Successor Manager”: Any Independent Contractor as selected or retained by the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, to serve as manager of a Foreclosed Property, which designation, as evidenced by written confirmation from each Rating Agency, shall not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency.

 

Tax Matters Person”: The Person designated as the “tax matters person” of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d).

 

Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Terminated Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(e).

 

Terminating Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(e).

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.3(n)(ii).

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.3(n)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust formed pursuant to this Agreement to be designated 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, consisting of (i) the Trust Notes together with (to the extent that the documents, agreements and instruments therein evidence, secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan) the Mortgage Loan File relating thereto (and excluding the original Companion Loan Notes); (ii) all scheduled and unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Trust Notes (iii) to the extent of the Trust’s right, title and interest therein, any Foreclosed Property; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any Foreclosed Property (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders); (v) the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s and the Trustee’s rights on behalf of the Trust under the insurance policies with respect to the Property required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders); (vi) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any Collateral Security Documents; (vii) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any indemnities or guaranties given as additional security for the Notes; (viii) all funds (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders) deposited in the Collection Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Distribution Account, including reinvestment income thereon (except as otherwise provided herein); (ix) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any environmental indemnity agreements relating to the Property; (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under

 

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each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement; (xi) to the extent that it secures the Trust Loan, the security interest in the Reserve Accounts granted pursuant to Section 2.1; (xii) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC; (xiii) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests; and (xiv) the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Trust Fund Expenses”: Any unanticipated expenses and certain other default related expenses incurred by the Trust and/or the Trust Fund (including, without limitation, all Advance Interest and all Borrower Reimbursable Trust Expenses, to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower, Borrower Sponsor or Guarantor or deemed a Nonrecoverable Advance) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments) permitted to be retained, reimbursed or withdrawn and remitted by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, from the Collection Account, a Foreclosed Property Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as trustee, or if any successor Trustee is appointed as herein provided, such Trustee.

 

Trustee Fee”: The portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee payable monthly by the Certificate Administrator to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.5 in an amount agreed to between the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator is responsible for the payment of the Trustee Fee.

 

Trustee Fee Rate”: The per annum rate at which the Trustee Fee is calculated.

 

Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”: Any of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LF Uncertificated Interests.

 

Underwriter Exemption”: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 91-23, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-22 and Department Final Authorization Number 97-03E, each as most recently amended by Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2013-08, and as each may be further amended by the Department of Labor from time to time.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property of the Borrower subject to the Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable (but without regard to any applicable deductible provisions) by any insurance policy required to be maintained with respect thereto pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement.

 

Unscheduled Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date, all payments and collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loan or upon foreclosure or liquidation of the Property (net of related foreclosure expenses and Liquidation Expenses) during the related Collection Period including, but not limited to, prepayments due to acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, Net Liquidation Proceeds, Net Proceeds, Net Foreclosure Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, voluntary prepayments and other payments and collections on the

 

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Mortgage Loan not scheduled to be received, other than Monthly Interest Payments, the Balloon Payment or Prepayment Fees.

 

Upper-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which will be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and such amounts as will from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account.

 

U.S. Securities Person”: A “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) under the Act.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A Person that is (i) a citizen or resident alien of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income, (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Tax Person) and (v) any other Person that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose owner is described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate or Class of Certificates. At any time that any Certificates are outstanding, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the respective Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (1)(x) except as described in subclause (y) of this clause (1), 4% in the aggregate to the Class X Certificates (for so long as the Notional Balance of such Class has not been reduced to zero) allocated to such Class based on its Notional Balance and (y) 0% to the Class X Certificates in the case of votes pertaining to terminating and replacing the Special Servicer as described in Section 7.1 and (2) in the case of any other Class of Regular Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of (x) the percentage of Voting Rights remaining after allocations in clause (1) above, and (y) a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and in connection with any vote to terminate or replace the Special Servicer under this Agreement following the termination of a Control Period, taking into account any notional reductions in the Certificate Balances for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates) of the Class, in each case, determined as of the prior Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and in connection with any vote to terminate or replace the Special Servicer under this Agreement following the termination of a Control Period, taking into account any notional reductions in the Certificate Balances for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates) of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates, in each case determined as of the prior Distribution Date. The Class R Certificates shall be not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

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WFB”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors in interest.

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.05(d)

 

Work-out Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17 equal to 0.50% of each payment of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following resolution of a Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.

 

1.2          Interpretation. (a) Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and a “related” Collection Period, Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, such reference shall be to the Collection Period, Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, as applicable, most recently ended prior to or immediately preceding, as applicable, such Distribution Date.

 

(b)          Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and an “applicable” Pass-Through Rate, such reference shall be to the Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class for the related Interest Accrual Period.

 

(c)          The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(d)          Interest on the Principal Balance Certificates and the Class X Certificates shall be calculated based upon a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

(e)          The terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender.

 

1.3          Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan. (a) All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Trust Loan in the form of payments from the Borrower, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise shall be applied to amounts due and owing with respect thereto under the Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, in the absence of such express provisions or if and to the extent that such terms authorize the mortgagee to use its discretion and in any event for purposes of calculating distributions hereunder after a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, all such amounts collected (after taking into account the reimbursement and/or payment of advances, expenses and reserve under the Co-Lender Agreement) shall be deemed to be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest at the respective Mortgage Loan Interest Rates (without giving effect to any increase in any such Mortgage Loan Interest Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a default under the Mortgage Loan) through the end

 

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of the then current Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period), over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause third below on earlier dates); second, as a recovery of principal of the Trust Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of the Trust Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, if either a Special Loan Event of Default (as defined in the Co-Lender Agreement) has occurred and is continuing or the Trust Loan or the Property has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of the entire remaining unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan), with any such recovery of principal to be applied, in the following order: (i) first, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Trust Notes; and (ii) second, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, in each case based on the relative principal balances of such Notes; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest as described in this clause third on earlier dates); fourth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under the Trust Loan; fifth, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then due and owing under the Trust Loan; sixth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the Trust Loan other than remaining unpaid principal; and seventh, as a recovery of any remaining principal of the Trust Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, if any payments or proceeds are received with respect to any release of the Property or any partial release of the Property (including following a condemnation), and if, immediately following such release, the loan-to-value ratio of the Trust Loan (as determined in accordance with applicable REMIC requirements) exceeds 125%, then such payments or proceeds shall be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Trust Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions. For the avoidance of doubt, the application of amounts collected above in this paragraph shall not affect the allocations under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

In connection with the foregoing, if the terms of the Mortgage Loan are modified (x) by the Special Servicer in connection with a work-out or proposed work-out of the Mortgage Loan or (y) otherwise as part of a bankruptcy or other proceeding, such that (i) the Mortgage Loan principal balance is decreased, (ii) the applicable interest rate on the Mortgage Loan is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on the Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, then all payments and other collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan will be deemed applied (for purposes of making distributions on the Certificates) as though such work-out did not occur, with the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan and each related Note remaining the same as they are on the Closing Date, and (for purposes of making distributions on the Certificates and allocating Realized Losses to the Principal Balance Certificates) the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan

 

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attributable to such work-out shall be borne, first, by the Junior Trust Notes (on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts), and then, by the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts.

 

(b)          Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Foreclosed Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such Foreclosed Property and after taking into account the reimbursement and/or payment of advances and expenses under the Co-Lender Agreement) allocable to the Trust Loan shall be applied to the amounts due and owing on the Trust Loan (which shall be deemed to remain outstanding) in the following order of priority (and for the following purposes): first, , as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest at the respective Mortgage Loan Interest Rates (without giving effect to any increase in any such Mortgage Loan Interest Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a default under the Mortgage Loan) through the end of the then current Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period), over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause third below or clause third of the prior waterfall on earlier dates); second, as recovery of principal of the Trust Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance, with any such recovery of principal to be applied, in the following order: (i) first, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts; and (ii) second, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest as described in this clause third or clause third of the prior waterfall on earlier dates); fourth, as a recovery of any Default Interest then deemed to be due and owing under the Trust Loan; and fifth, as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the Trust Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the application of amounts collected above in this paragraph shall not affect the allocations under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(c)          All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans, the Property or Foreclosed Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices”) shall be made using a discount rate the Special Servicer determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices is appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, or sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan if it is

 

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in default, the higher of (1) the rate determined by the Special Servicer that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the Borrower on similar debt of the Borrower as of such date of determination and (2) the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate 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).

 

2.          DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

2.1          Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over, and otherwise conveys or causes to be conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders, without recourse (except to the extent otherwise provided herein and in the Mortgage Loan Documents), the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, in and to all of the items referred to in the definition of “Trust Fund”, including without limitation (i) all rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Reserve Accounts, (iii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Loan as of the Closing Date, (iv) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Co-Lender Agreement and (v) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC. Such sale, transfer and assignment include any related escrow accounts and any security interest under the Trust Loan (whether in real or personal property and whether tangible or intangible) and all related rights to payments made or required to be made to the Depositor by the Borrower or any other party under the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan. Such sale, transfer and assignment further include all Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent evidencing, securing, guarantying or otherwise relating to the Trust Loan. On the Closing Date, to the extent received from the Loan Sellers, the Depositor shall remit the Initial Interest Deposit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account.

 

(b)          Each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement provides that the related Loan Seller shall deliver to, and deposit with the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf, in each case, to the extent not already in the possession of the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf)), with copies to the Servicer, (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, (A) in the case of CGMRC, each of the original executed Note A-1A and the original executed Note A-2A, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not CGMRC) (or, alternatively, if such original executed Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Note), (B) in the case of GACC, each of the original executed Note A-1B and the original executed Note A-2B, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not GACC) (or, alternatively, if such original executed Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the

 

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Note), and (C) in the case of WFB, each of the original executed Note A-1C and the original executed Note A-2C, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not WFB) (or, alternatively, if such original executed Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Note), (ii) on or before the Closing Date, copies of the Co-Lender Agreement and the Companion Loan Notes, and (iii) on or before the date occurring 10 days after the Closing Date (the “Delivery Date”), the following documents or instruments (each, if not defined in this Agreement, as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (collectively with the original Trust Notes required under clause (i) above and the copies of the Co-Lender Agreement and the Companion Loan Notes required under clause (ii) above, the “Mortgage Loan File”), in each case executed by the parties thereto:

 

(A)          an original of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, including all amendments thereto;

 

(B)           the original or certified copy, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage and the Assignment of Leases, with evidence of recording thereon, and, if any Mortgage or Assignment of Leases was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, a certified true copy of the power of attorney certified by the public recorder’s office, with evidence of recording thereon (if recording is customary in the jurisdiction in which such power of attorney was executed) or certified by a title insurance company or escrow company to be a true copy thereof; provided that if any such original Mortgage or Assignment of Leases cannot be delivered with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the 45th day following the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such original Mortgage or Assignment of Leases has been delivered for recordation or because such original Mortgage or Assignment of Leases has been lost after recordation, the related Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) a true and correct copy of such Mortgage or Assignment of Leases, as the case may be, together with (A) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the related Loan Seller stating that such original Mortgage or Assignment of Leases, as the case may be, has been sent to the appropriate public recording official for recordation or (B) in the case of an original Mortgage that has been lost after recordation, a certification by the appropriate county recording office where such Mortgage is recorded that such copy is a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage or Assignment of Leases, as the case may be;

 

(C)           an original Assignment of Mortgage and an original Assignment of Leases, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the registered Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through

 

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Certificates, Series 2016-225L and the holders of the Companion Loans, as their interests may appear”, without recourse;

 

(D)          an original of each Guaranty;

 

(E)           an original of the Environmental Indemnity;

 

(F)           an original of the Cash Management Agreement;

 

(G)           where applicable, a copy of each UCC-1 financing statement (and a copy thereof shall have been sent for filing), together with a fully completed UCC-2 or UCC-3 financing statement, in a form that is complete and suitable for filing, disclosing the assignment from the secured party named in such UCC-1 financing statement to the Trustee of the security interest in the personal property and other UCC collateral constituting security for repayment of the Trust Loan;

 

(H)          the lender’s title insurance policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Trust Loan (or marked, signed commitments to insure or pro forma title insurance policies), together with any endorsements thereto;

 

(I)            a copy of any letter of credit related to the Trust Loan and any related assignment thereof (with the original to be delivered to the Servicer);

 

(J)            a copy of the Ground Lease to which the Borrower is a party, together with any estoppels from the related ground lessors;

 

(K)          a copy of the Management Agreement;

 

(L)           an original of the related Assignment of Management Agreement;

 

(M)          any other material written agreements related to the Trust Loan or any other documents delivered by the lender or the Borrower in connection with the closing of the Trust Loan or any amendment thereof and any legal opinions delivered in connection with the closing of the Trust Loan;

 

(N)           all other instruments, if any, constituting additional security for the repayment of the Trust Loan;

 

(O)           an original or a copy of the Clearing Account Agreement;

 

(P)           an original or a copy of the Post-Closing Obligations Agreement;

 

(Q)          an original or a copy of the Assignment of Agreements;

 

(R)           a copy of the Master Retail Lease; and

 

(S)           any and all amendments, modifications and supplements to, and waivers related to, any of the foregoing.

 

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If the Loan Sellers cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C) and (G) above with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered for filing or recordation, or because the timing of the Delivery Date is such that it would not be feasible to obtain such documents from such public filing or recording office in sufficient time to meet the delivery requirements of this Section 2.1(b), the delivery requirements of this Section 2.1(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Delivery Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage Loan File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or any Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf) with copies to the Servicer on or before the Delivery Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate public filing or recording office, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C) and (G) above to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Trustee (or any Custodian on its behalf), with copies to the Servicer, within 180 days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed 18 months, after the Closing Date as the Loan Sellers shall reasonably require, so long as the Loan Seller are, as certified in writing to the Trustee no less often than every 90 days, commencing on the 180th day from the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy).

 

In addition, the Loan Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for its review, all required insurance policies or certificates issued by the insurers showing such insurance to be in effect on the Closing Date, together with proof of payment of premiums relating thereto (which may consist of such policies or certificates).

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement provides that each Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and UCC-2 and UCC-3 financing statements to be filed in the appropriate filing offices or record depositories shall be filed or recorded, as applicable, by the Loan Sellers, with instructions to return all such recorded documents, or other evidences of filing issued by the applicable governmental offices, to the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf), with a copy to the Servicer. In the event that any such document is determined to be defective or not to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable filing office or recording depository, or if any such document is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Loan Sellers are required to promptly prepare a substitute document, and shall cause each such document to be duly submitted for filing or recording, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(b), in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage or Assignment of Leases, if applicable, after any has been recorded, the obligations of the Loan Sellers under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf) of a copy of such Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and Assignment of Leases, certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof.

 

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With respect to the Ground Lease, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, but no later than 30 days following the Closing Date, the Loan Seller shall deliver to the Servicer a form of notice to be delivered by the Servicer to the related ground lessor regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust or the Trustee on its behalf and informing such ground lessor that any notices of default under the Ground Lease should thereafter be forwarded to the Servicer. In connection with the Ground Lease, the Servicer shall promptly, and in any event within the later of (i) 30 days following the receipt of the foregoing notice from the Loan Sellers, and (ii) 60 days following the Closing Date, deliver such notice to the related ground lessor.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that each Loan Seller will be solely liable for the delivery of its Trust Notes, and that both Loan Sellers will be liable for the delivery of the remaining documents and instruments constituting the Mortgage Loan File.

 

In the event that any letter of credit is delivered by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall hold the original of such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders and deliver a copy of such letter of credit to the Trustee.

 

The ownership of the Trust Notes, the Mortgage, the Collateral Security Documents and all other contents of the Mortgage Loan File shall be vested in the Trust or the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, except for the Trust Notes, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer agree to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee’s ownership of the Trust Loan and to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Trust Loan has been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Trust Loan. All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loan that are not delivered to the Trustee are and shall be held by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (except the original Companion Loan Notes shall be held by the Companion Loan Holders or its designee). In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1(b) to be a part of a Mortgage Loan File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Trustee.

 

2.2          Acceptance by the Trustee. (a) By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Trust Loan in good faith without notice of adverse claims and declares that it holds and shall hold or shall cause to be held such documents as are delivered to it constituting the Mortgage Loan File (to the extent the documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File are actually delivered to it) in trust, upon the conditions herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

(b)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee shall constitute certification by the Trustee (or a custodian on its behalf) that (i) each original Trust Note specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage Loan File” and copies of all allonges thereto (with originals to follow) have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf; and (ii) such original Trust Note has been reviewed by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf and (A) appears regular on its face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not

 

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constitute irregularities if initialed by the Borrower), (B) appears to have been executed and (C) purports to relate to the Trust Loan. The Trustee (or a custodian on its behalf) agrees to review or cause to be reviewed the Mortgage Loan File within 30 days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Loan Sellers a report (which report shall also be available in electronic format (including Excel-compatible format) upon request) certifying, subject to any exceptions found by it in such review, that (A) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) have been received, and (B) all documents appear to have been executed, appear on their face to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (if and as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Trust Loan specifically or to the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian on its behalf shall have any responsibility for reviewing the Mortgage Loan File except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2(b). Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian on its behalf 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 2.1(b)), 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 Property.

 

(c)          Upon the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Trustee (or a custodian on its behalf) shall deliver to each of the other parties hereto a final exception report (which exception report shall also be available in electronic format (including Excel-compatible format) upon request) as to any remaining documents that are not in the Mortgage Loan File, whereupon, within 90 days, the Depositor shall either: (i) cause such document deficiency to be cured; or (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each related Loan Seller, as applicable, to (1) repurchase its respective Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan (or the allocable portion thereof) or (2) indemnify the Trust in respect of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan for losses directly related to such document deficiency, in each case pursuant to the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement if such exception is a Material Document Defect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defect (except for (x) any Defect resulting from the failure to deliver the document described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(b) and the documents described in clauses (iii)(B), (H) and (I) of Section 2.1(b) and (y) Defects that cause the Trust Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage) shall be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with (A) an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the Trust Loan; (B) defending any claim asserted by the Borrower or third party with respect to the Trust Loan; (C) establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the Trust Loan; or (D) any immediate significant servicing obligations. The Trustee’s sole remedy against the Loan Sellers in connection with a Material Document Defect is to enforce the repurchase claim or indemnity payment, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

(d)          If the Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives or makes any request or demand for repurchase of the Trust Loan (or the allocable portion of the Trust Loan) because of

 

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a breach of or alleged breach of a representation or warranty or a Defect (any such request or demand for repurchase or replacement, a “Repurchase Request”, and 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 (or such a Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request (each, a “Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”) to the Depositor and the Loan Sellers, in each case within ten Business Days from such party’s receipt thereof. Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice may be delivered by electronic means.

 

Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Property, (ii) the date the Repurchase Request is received or the date any withdrawal of the Repurchase Request is received, as applicable, (iii) if known, 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 Rule 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. Each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that (i) any Rule 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) is so provided only to assist the related Loan Seller and Depositor 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 2.2(d) 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 related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives a Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such Repurchase Request to the Servicer (or, if relating to the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, to the Special Servicer) and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “Repurchase Request” under Section 2.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement relating to the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L requiring action by you as the “Repurchase Request Recipient” thereunder. Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable pursuant to the prior sentence, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(d) with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

If the Depositor or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal of a Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall promptly give notice of such withdrawal to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

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2.3          Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. (a) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Trustee possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not violate the Trustee’s organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Trustee is a party or which may be applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would have a material adverse effect on the Trustee’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iii)         except to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction in which a part of the Trust Fund may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be appointed to act with respect to such property as contemplated by Section 8.10, the Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, 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);

 

(v)          the Trustee is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

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the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)        no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)       the Trustee is covered by errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b) hereof; and

 

(ix)          the Trustee is a Qualified Trustee.

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 2.3 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto, the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.4          Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. (a) Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Certificate Administrator is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not violate the Certificate Administrator’s organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Certificate Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would have a material adverse effect on the Certificate Administrator’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iii)         the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship,

 

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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);

 

(v)          the Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)         no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)        no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)       the Certificate Administrator is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b) hereof; and

 

(ix)          the Certificate Administrator is a Qualified Certificate Administrator.

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto, the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.5          Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           it is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to execute, deliver, perform and comply with its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(ii)          the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement shall not violate its organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and shall not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)         this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including those respecting the availability of specific performance and (iii) public policy regarding the enforceability of indemnification, contribution and exculpation provisions as to securities law violations;

 

(iv)         it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(v)          this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(vi)         all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vii)        there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or, to its knowledge, governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)       it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 or it self-insures for such fidelity bond and errors and omissions coverage in compliance with the requirements of Section 3.11 of this Agreement

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Certificateholder and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.6          Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer. (a) Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties

 

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hereto, and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           it is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to execute, deliver, perform and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement shall not violate its organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and shall not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)         this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including those respecting the availability of specific performance and (iii) public policy regarding the enforceability of indemnification, contribution and exculpation provisions as to securities law violations;

 

(iv)         it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(v)          this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(vi)         all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vii)        there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or, to its knowledge, governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

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(viii)       it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 or it self-insures for such fidelity bond and errors and omissions coverage in compliance with the requirements of Section 3.11 of this Agreement.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in this Section 2.6 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Certificateholder and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.7          Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Depositor is a Delaware corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;

 

(ii)          the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof, shall conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (A) any of the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor, (B) the organizational documents of the Depositor, or (C) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound or any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it;

 

(iii)         the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;

 

(iv)         this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)          there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body

 

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(A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor shall be determined adversely to the Depositor and shall, if determined adversely to the Depositor, materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)         the Depositor 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 Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(vii)        other than the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has taken no action to impair or encumber the title to the Trust Loan or to subject it to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims during the Depositor’s ownership thereof;

 

(viii)       the Depositor is accounting for the transfer of the Trust Loan as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes;

 

(ix)          the Depositor is not, and, after giving effect to the transfers contemplated under this Agreement, shall not be, insolvent; and

 

(x)           the Depositor has not transferred the Trust Loan with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in this Section 2.7 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders and the parties to this Agreement.

 

(c)          Neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates shall insure or guarantee distributions on the Certificates. Subject to Section 2.7(a) and (b), none of the Certificateholders, the Trustee, or the Certificate Administrator on their behalf shall have any rights or remedies against the Depositor for any losses or other claims in connection with the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan.

 

2.8          Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement. (a) Upon discovery by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee of (i) a Material Breach of any representation and warranty set forth in Exhibit A to any Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, which representation and warranty was made by the related Loan Seller in such Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and has been assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, or (ii) a Material Document Defect, such Person shall give prompt notice thereof to the other parties hereto, and upon receipt of such notice the Certificate Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such or each, as applicable, Loan Seller, to the extent obligated to do so under the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, to cure such default or defect, indemnify the Trust or repurchase such Loan Seller’s respective Trust Notes under the terms of and within the time period specified by the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, it being understood and agreed that none of such Persons has an obligation to conduct any investigation with respect to such matters. It is understood and agreed that (i) any repurchase obligations of any Loan Seller under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement require the applicable Loan Seller to repurchase only its respective Trust

 

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Notes, and no Loan Seller shall have any obligation, liability or responsibility with respect to any obligations of the other Loan Seller and (ii) the obligations of the Loan Sellers referred to in this Section 2.8(a) shall be the sole remedies available to the Certificateholders or the Certificate Administrator respecting a Material Breach of any representation and warranty made by the Loan Seller s or a Material Document Defect.

 

(b)          Upon receipt by the Servicer from a Loan Seller of the applicable Repurchase Price for the applicable Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan (or in the allocable portion thereof): (i), the Servicer, as applicable, shall deposit such amount in the Collection Account, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the receipt by the Servicer of such Repurchase Price and the deposit of such Repurchase Price into the Collection Account pursuant to this Section 2.8(b), release or cause to be released to the designee of such Loan Seller (which designee may be such Loan Seller itself) such Loan Seller’s Trust Notes and, assuming all of the Loan Sellers are repurchasing their respective Loan Seller Percentage Interests in the Trust Loan (or an allocable portion thereof), release or cause to be released to the designee of the Loan Sellers the other documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File (in addition to such Loan Seller’s Trust Notes (or, if applicable, any replacement note(s) evidencing the portion of such Trust Note(s) being repurchased)); (ii) the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the designee of such Loan Seller (which designee may be such Loan Seller itself) such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except that the Trust Loan (or the applicable portion thereof) is owned by the Trust and is being sold free and clear of liens and encumbrances), as shall be prepared by such designee to vest in such designee the Trust Loan (or applicable portion thereof) released pursuant hereto, and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have no further responsibility with regard to the Mortgage Loan File (or portion thereof) so released (if and to the extent released in accordance with this Section 2.8(b)); and (iii) assuming that all of the Loan Sellers are repurchasing their respective Loan Seller Percentage Interests in the Trust Loan (or an allocable portion thereof), each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall release or cause to be released to the designee of the Loan Sellers copies of any servicing file or records, escrow payments and reserve funds held thereby in respect of the Trust Loan (or the allocable portion thereof).

 

(c)          If the Servicer continues to service the Mortgage Loan under this Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement following any Loan Seller’s repurchase of its related Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Servicer shall not be required to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to such Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan. To the extent that the Loan Sellers repurchase the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by Section 8 of the respective Trust Loan Purchase Agreements, unless otherwise agreed to by each Loan Seller and the Companion Loan Holders, the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be serviced by the Servicer, and if applicable, the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, on behalf of the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, until the holder of the controlling note under the Co-Lender Agreement has otherwise notified the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing. Unless otherwise agreed by the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders, the Servicer shall be the only Servicer under the Co-Lender

 

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Agreement, the Special Servicer shall be the only Special Servicer under the Co-Lender Agreement and all servicing and other decisions regarding the Mortgage Loan shall be made by the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders as and to the extent set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if any Loan Seller repurchases its respective Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan pursuant to Section 8 of its Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (such Loan Seller, a “Repurchasing Loan Seller”), and any other Loan Seller does not repurchase its respective Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan pursuant to Section 8 of its Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, then (i) the Trust Loan shall continue to be serviced by the Servicer and, if applicable, the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement on behalf of the Repurchasing Loan Seller(s), the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be the sole representative of the lender(s) under the Mortgage Loan in connection with any enforcement, bankruptcy or other proceeding, (ii) the Custodian shall retain all portions of the Mortgage File (other than the Trust Notes relating to each Repurchasing Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan), (iii) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be deemed a Companion Loan Holder and the Trust Notes repurchased by it shall be deemed to be Companion Loan Notes evidencing Companion Loans, (iv) the Trust Loan shall be deemed to consist solely of that portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by the Trust Notes that remain in the Trust, (v) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be entitled to receive on each Remittance Date such amounts as it is entitled under the Co-Lender Agreement as holder of its repurchased Notes and shall provide wiring or other remittance instructions for such remittances, (vi) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be entitled to receive any and all reports and have access to any and all information that a Certificateholder would otherwise have under the terms of this Agreement, (vii) no amendment may be made to this Agreement that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Repurchasing Loan Seller in respect of the Repurchasing Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan without the consent of such Repurchasing Loan Seller, (viii) the Trustee shall remain the mortgagee of record, (ix) compensation shall be paid to the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to each repurchased Note as provided in this Agreement as if each such Note were a Companion Loan (unless otherwise agreed between the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable Loan Seller), and (x) to the extent this Agreement refers to the “Mortgage Loan File”, such references shall be construed to mean the Mortgage Loan File for the entire Mortgage Loan (except that references to any Trust Note in favor of a Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be construed to instead refer to a copy of such Trust Note). Neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance or Administrative Advance with respect to any Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan that has been repurchased as described herein.

 

2.9          Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. (a) The Trustee acknowledges the assignment in trust by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Trust Notes and other assets comprising the Trust Fund. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, (i) the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of (A) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Depositor and (B) the Class LT-R Interest, in exchange for the Trust Loan, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC, (iii) the

 

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Certificate Administrator acknowledges that it (A) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates, and has caused the Trust to issue the Class UT-R Interest in exchange for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and (B) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates, representing the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests, and (iii) the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees of the Regular Certificates in authorized denominations and the Class UT-R Interest evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper Tier REMIC.

 

2.10        Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions. (a) The Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class UT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

(b)          The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LF Uncertificated Interests are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class LT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

3.          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN

 

3.1          Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, each as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan and any Foreclosed Property solely on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted one lender (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement and the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards (herein referred to as “Accepted Servicing Practices”): (i) the higher of (a) in the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed or other similarly situated properties for third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage loan servicers in servicing mortgage loans and administering foreclosed properties, and (b) with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, uses for loans that it owns or for foreclosed or other similarly situated properties it services and manages, in either case exercising reasonable business judgment, acting in accordance with applicable laws; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage

 

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Loan comes into and continues in default and if, in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) on a net present value basis and (b) the Borrower Reimbursable Trust Expenses and, any other fees or expenses and any other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan; and (iii) without regard to:

 

(A)          any relationship that the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with any Borrower Restricted Party, any Loan Seller, the Depositor, any Companion Loan Holder or any of their respective Affiliates;

 

(B)           the ownership of any Certificate or Companion Loan or any interest in any Companion Loan or an Approved Mezzanine Loan by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or by any Affiliate thereof;

 

(C)           in the case of the Servicer, its obligation to make Advances;

 

(D)           the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

 

(E)           the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other mortgage loans or property by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through one or more sub-servicers as provided in Section 3.2, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with applicable state and federal law. At the written request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, accompanied by the form of power of attorney or other documents being requested, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be held responsible (and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) for any negligence or misuse by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its uses of any such powers of attorney or other document. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, prior written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the representative capacity of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state.

 

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The liability of each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, for actions and omissions in its capacity as the Servicer and the Special Servicer, respectively, hereunder is limited as provided herein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.3). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability of the Mortgage Loan. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to impose liability on the Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason (unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer did not act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of the Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Servicer and the Special Servicer are each acting as independent contractors and not as agents for the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, maintain a Note register for the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 10.26 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

3.2          Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Servicer or Special Servicer, at its own expense without a right of reimbursement under this Agreement or otherwise, may enter into sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan, provided that (i) any such sub-servicing agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the sub-servicer have agreed, and (ii) no sub-servicer retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents without the approval of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken, and limitations on actions permitted to be taken, by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in servicing the Mortgage Loan include actions taken or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. Each sub-servicer shall be (x) authorized to transact business and licensed in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (y) qualified to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to have received any amount when the sub-servicer receives such amount, irrespective of whether such amount is remitted to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for deposit in the Collection Account, any Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, and actions taken by the sub-servicer shall be deemed to be actions of the Servicer or Special Servicer. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower and the Depositor in writing promptly upon the appointment of any sub-servicer and promptly furnish the Trustee, upon its request, with a copy of the sub-servicing agreement. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall cause each sub-servicing agreement to provide that no sub-servicer shall be permitted to enter into any sub-servicing agreement with other sub-servicers without the prior written consent of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding any sub-servicing agreement, the Servicer or Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement, or by virtue of indemnification from a sub-servicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer or Special Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)          Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer or if the Servicer or Special Servicer is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) a successor Servicer or Special Servicer if such successor Servicer or Special Servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, in each case without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

(d)          Any sub-servicing agreement, and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loan involving a sub-servicer, shall be deemed to be between the Servicer or Special Servicer and such sub-servicer alone, and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trust and the Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the sub-servicer, and no provision herein shall be construed so as to require the Trust, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to indemnify any such sub-servicer. The Servicer or Special Servicer is permitted, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and at its own expense, or to the extent that a particular expense is provided herein to be an Advance or an expense of the Trust, at the expense of the Trust, to utilize other agents or attorneys typically used by servicers of mortgage loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything herein, each of the initial Servicer and the initial Special Servicer may (i) delegate certain of its duties and obligations hereunder (such as inspections and appraisals) to third parties or (ii) to an affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Such delegation shall not be considered a sub-servicing agreement hereunder, and the requirements and obligations set forth herein applicable to sub-servicing agreements, sub-servicers or Servicing Function Participants shall not be applicable to such arrangement. Notwithstanding any such delegation, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan as required hereby.

 

(f)          In addition to the foregoing, any sub-servicer engaged by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall fulfill all of the requirements of the Special Servicer set forth under Section 6.4(a)(i)(A) hereof.

 

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the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and/or the Cash Management Agreement. The Servicer shall exercise and enforce the rights of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the Cash Management Accounts and the Reserve Accounts under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement, and shall make deposits thereto and withdrawals therefrom, all in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

3.4          Collection Account. (a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain or cause to be established and maintained in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L” and/or “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L” one or more deposit accounts (the “Collection Account”) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders. The Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds the following amounts representing payments and collections received or made during each Collection Period on or with respect to the Mortgage Loan:

 

(i)           all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loan;

 

(ii)          all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, Default Interest;

 

(iii)         any amount representing reimbursements by the Borrower of Advances, interest thereon, and any other expenses of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents or hereunder;

 

(iv)         any other amounts payable for the benefit of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Certificateholders under the Mortgage Loan

 

(v)          any Prepayment Fees;

 

(vi)         any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with net losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

 

(vii)        all Net Foreclosure Proceeds received from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14, all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds; and

 

(viii)       any other amounts required by the provisions of this Agreement to be deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, including, without limitation, any (1) proceeds of any repurchase of a Loan Seller Percentage Interest in Mortgage Loan

 

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pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof and the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) proceeds of the sale of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof or a sale of a Foreclosed Property pursuant to Section 3.15(e), (3) amounts from the Approved Mezzanine Lender representing proceeds of its purchase of the Mortgage Loan or cure payments permitted to be made by such Approved Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or (4) amounts payable under the Mortgage Loan Documents by any Person to the extent not specifically excluded;

 

provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such amounts into the Collection Account within 1 Business Day of receipt by the Servicer of any properly identified and available funds but, in any event, the Servicer shall deposit such amounts into the Collection Account within 2 Business Days of receipt by the Servicer of any properly identified and available funds.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposits in the Collection Account by the Servicer shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments (if any) in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) to which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable are entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 and any reimbursement made by the Borrower of expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer need not be deposited in the Collection Account by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to retain any such fees and expense reimbursements received with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)          Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8. The Servicer shall on the Closing Date give written notice to the Certificate Administrator of the location and account number of the Collection Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

(c)          On or prior to each Remittance Date (or, in the case of clause (vi) below, on or prior to the Remittance Date specifically applicable to the related Companion Loan), prior to the remittance of funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5, the Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account, which withdrawals shall be the only permitted withdrawals from the Collection Account by the Servicer, as described below (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals unless otherwise indicated):

 

(i)           to withdraw funds deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(ii)          to reimburse the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for any Nonrecoverable Advances made by each together with unpaid interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate;

 

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(iii)         concurrently, to pay the Servicing Fee to the Servicer (who shall pay the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights the portion of the Servicing Fee that represents Excess Servicing Fees in accordance with Section 3.17 of this Agreement) and the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall pay the Trustee the portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof);

 

(iv)         to pay to (a) the Servicer, as Additional Servicing Compensation, any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account; and (b) the Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee, if any, the Work-out Fee, if any, and the Liquidation Fee, if any, (with respect to clauses (a) and (b), in that order);

 

(v)          to reimburse the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for (A) unreimbursed Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed from amounts received with respect to the Mortgage Loan during the applicable Collection Period in the form of late payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and other collections on the Mortgage Loan (and other than any Advance that has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance that has been reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above); and (B) unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Interest Rate; provided, however, that, with respect to Advances that are not deemed to be Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances shall be payable (1) prior to the final liquidation of the Property or the final payment and release of the Mortgage, only out of Default Interest or late payment charges (or actual payments by the Borrower to cover such interest on Advances) collected in the related Collection Period, and (2) after the final liquidation of the Property or the final payment and release of the Mortgage, first out of Default Interest and late payment charges (or actual payments by the Borrower to cover such interest on Advances) on deposit in the Collection Account, and then out of all other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(vi)         to remit to each Companion Loan Holder all remaining amounts on deposit in the Collection Account payable to such Companion Loan Holder pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement with respect to its Companion Loan(s), exclusive of any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust and allocable to such Companion Loan(s) in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, including (A) if a Companion Loan is part of an Other Securitization Trust, to the extent required by the Co-Lender Agreement, to pay the applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement for any interest accrued on (1) Companion Loan Advances made thereby and (2) administrative advances, if any, made in respect of the Companion Loan; and (B) to make any other required payments due under the Co-Lender Agreement to each Companion Loan Holder;

 

(vii)        to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in that order, for expenses incurred by them in connection with the liquidation of the Property and not otherwise covered and paid by an insurance policy or deducted from the proceeds of liquidation or reimbursed as an Advance;

 

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(viii)       to pay to the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as Additional Servicing Compensation, any payments under the Mortgage Loan Documents in the nature of those fees and expenses that constitute Additional Servicing Compensation, to the extent remaining after payment pursuant to clause (v) above (it being acknowledged that such amounts (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) are not required to be deposited in the Collection Account and may be retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or paid by the Servicer to the Special Servicer when due to the Special Servicer as set forth in Section 3.17), to the extent actually received from or on behalf of the Borrower and permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated as such pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, and (unless retained as indicated above in this clause (vii)) deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer;

 

(ix)         to pay or to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer for any expenses, indemnities and other amounts (including Trust Fund Expenses) then due and payable or reimbursable to each, and to pay directly any other costs and expenses expressly payable out of the Collection Account or at the expense of the Trust, in any event pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and not previously paid or reimbursed pursuant to the preceding clauses;

 

(x)           to the extent not previously paid or advanced, to pay to the Certificate Administrator for payment (or set aside for eventual payment) by it of any and all taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC by federal or state governmental authorities, as provided in Section 12.1(k); provided, that, if such taxes are the result of the Depositor’s, Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct, then such party that was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct will be required to indemnify the Trust for the amount of such taxes pursuant to Sections 6.6 and 8.12, as applicable;

 

(xi)          to pay the CREFC® Licensing Fee to CREFC®, to the extent of funds available in the Collection Account following the withdrawal of the amounts described in clauses (ii) through (x) above, on the related Remittance Date; and

 

(xii)         on each Remittance Date, to remit all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period and remaining after the withdrawals specified in clauses (i) through (xi) above to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

provided that (A) Monthly Interest Payment Advances are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, (B) Companion Loan Advances are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to the Companion Loans pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, and (C) any payment or reimbursement of any other items specified above under clauses (iv)(b), (v), (vi) (to the extent of amounts described in clause (vi)(A)), (vii) and (ix) of this Section 3.4(c) shall, as and to the extent provided in the Co-Lender Agreement, be made out of: (1) first, to the maximum extent permitted under the Co-Lender Agreement, any amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be

 

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distributable under the Co-Lender Agreement to the Junior Trust Notes; and (2) second, any remaining amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be distributable under the Co-Lender Agreement with respect to the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances (except to the extent that interest on Monthly Interest Payment Advances and/or Companion Loan Advances are allocable to, and payable out of collections on, the related Senior Note), all in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, and taking into account the subordination of the Junior Trust Notes to the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes.

 

If a Monthly Interest Payment Advance is made with respect to the Trust Loan, then that Monthly Interest Payment Advance, together with interest on such Monthly Debt Service Advance, shall only be reimbursed out of future payments and collections on the Trust Loan, but not out of payments or other collections on the Companion Loans. Likewise, the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) shall only be paid out of payments and other collections on the Trust Loan, but not out of payments or other collections on the Companion Loans.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Remittance Date, in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to make a withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv)(b), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) above of this Section 3.4(c) if, (1) the item proposed to be withdrawn, if not withdrawn, would be required to be advanced by the Servicer as an Administrative Advance or covered by a Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to such Remittance Date and (2) as a result of such withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to such withdrawal would be less than the Required Advance Amount (it being understood that the Servicer shall be permitted to make withdrawals in the order of priority specified above up to the amount on deposit in the Collection Account that would result in funds equaling or exceeding the Required Advance Amount remaining in the Collection Account). Notwithstanding the foregoing, such withdrawal limitations shall not apply (and accrued amounts previously eligible for withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv)(b), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) above of this Section 3.4(c) but which remain unpaid due to the operation of this paragraph may then be withdrawn and paid) upon (1) the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, (2) the final payment of the Mortgage Loan and release of the Mortgage or (3) the determination that any Advance that would increase the currently unreimbursed Advances in the aggregate would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

The Servicer shall advance or pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Trustee) and advance or pay to the Special Servicer, if applicable, from the Collection Account as provided above amounts permitted to be paid to the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, therefrom, promptly upon receipt of certificates of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, a Responsible Officer of the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, respectively, are entitled together with any other information reasonably requested by the Servicer. The Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate, shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein and shall have no liability if the amount paid in reliance thereon is an amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is not entitled.

 

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On the Remittance Date for each Companion Loan, the Servicer shall remit to the related Companion Loan Holder the amounts contemplated to be payable thereto on such date as contemplated by clause (vi) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.4(c).

 

(d)          On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period and remaining after the withdrawals specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of the first paragraph of Section 3.4(c) and shall remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

(e)          If the Servicer makes any reimbursement or payment out of the Collection Account to cover any related Companion Loan Holder’s share of any cost, expense, indemnity, Property Protection Advance or interest on such Property Protection Advance, or fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan, then the Servicer (prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event) and the Special Servicer (following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event) shall use efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices to collect such amount out of collections on such Companion Loan or, if and to the extent permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, from such Companion Loan Holder.

 

3.5          Distribution Account. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the “Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and the registered holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L”, a deposit account (the “Distribution Account”), which shall be deemed to include the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, which shall be subaccounts of the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier Distribution Account all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period and remaining on deposit therein, after giving effect to the withdrawals made pursuant to clauses (i) through (xiii) of Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator shall credit the funds remitted by the Servicer from the Collection Account to the Distribution Account. The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1. Upon receipt of the Initial Interest Deposit, the Certificate Administrator shall deposit such amount in the Distribution Account for distribution on the first Distribution Date.

 

Amounts held in the Distribution Account shall be uninvested.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.3.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or be deemed to have made withdrawals from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

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(i)           concurrently, to pay the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall pay the Trustee the portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof), but only from any Monthly Interest Payment Advance and only to the extent that such amounts are not paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c);

 

(ii)          to make or be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and (c) and Section 4.3(a) and (b) into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and to make distributions to the Holder of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) pursuant to Section 4.1;

 

(iii)         to withdraw amounts deposited into the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in error and pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto; and

 

(iv)         to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)           to withdraw amounts deposited in error;

 

(ii)          to make distributions to Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.3 or Section 10.1 as applicable; and

 

(iii)         to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain a reserve account (the “Interest Reserve Account”) in the name of the “Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and the registered holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L”. The Interest Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution, and may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account. On each Distribution Date occurring in any February and on any Distribution Date occurring in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to one day’s net interest collected on the principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the related Payment Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, calculated at the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate with respect to the Trust Loan less the Administrative Fee Rate, to the extent such funds are on deposit on the applicable Payment Date or an advance is made in respect of the Payment Date (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On each Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January and February, if any, and deposit

 

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such amounts into the Distribution Account for distribution with respect to the Series FX Certificates.

 

3.6          Foreclosed Property Account. The Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more deposit accounts (the “Foreclosed Property Account”) on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders in the name of “Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, and the Companion Loan Holders, as their interests may appear” related to the Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders. Each Foreclosed Property Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Special Servicer shall deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account within one Business Day of receipt all funds collected and received in connection with the operation or ownership of such Foreclosed Property. On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw the funds in any Foreclosed Property Account, net of certain expenses and/or reserves (the amount of such reserves determined in the Special Servicer’s reasonable discretion), and deposit them into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a). The Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of the location and account number of each Foreclosed Property Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

3.7          Appraisal Reductions. (a) Within 60 days after the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall (i) notify the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, during any Control Period and any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative of such occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an independent Appraisal of the Property unless an Appraisal was performed within 12 months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material adverse change in the market or condition or value of the Property and (iii) determine on the basis of such Appraisal(s) whether there exists any Appraisal Reduction Amount and, if so, give notice thereof to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the master servicer, special servicer and trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust) and the Certificate Administrator. The cost of obtaining such Appraisals shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, and in such case, as an expense of the Trust. Updates of such Appraisals shall be obtained by the Special Servicer every twelve months for so long as an Appraisal Reduction Event exists and will be paid for by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance (or paid for by the Trust if the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance), and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be adjusted accordingly and if required in accordance with any such adjustment, each Class of Certificates that has been notionally reduced as a result of Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such adjustment of the Appraisal Reduction Amount, and there shall be a redetermination of whether a Control Period, a Consultation Period or a Consultation Termination Period is then in effect. The Servicer shall provide by electronic means reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer and the Servicer the information in its possession or control as

 

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reasonably requested in writing by the Special Servicer within two Business Days of any request to permit the Special Servicer to calculate or to recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated first to the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Junior Trust Notes) up to the aggregate principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, with any remainder being allocated to the Senior Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Senior Notes).

 

Any such Appraisal obtained under this Section 3.7 shall be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, during any Control Period and any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative, in electronic format and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such Appraisal on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(b)          While an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists with respect to the Trust Loan, (i) the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advances with respect to delinquent payments of interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.23(a); and (ii) the existence thereof shall be taken into account for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of certain Classes of Certificates as provided in Section 3.7(c) and (y) whether a Control Period is or is not then in effect as provided in the definition thereof.

 

(c)          The Certificate Balance of each Class of the Principal Balance Certificates shall be notionally reduced (solely for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of the related Classes in certain limited circumstances as described in this Agreement, and (y) whether a Control Period or Consultation Period is or is not then in effect), on any Distribution Date to the extent of any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of the Trust Loan allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date. The Appraisal Reduction Amount for any Distribution Date allocable to the Trust Loan shall be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates in the following order of priority: first, to the Class F Certificates; second, to the Class E Certificates; third, to the Class D Certificates; fourth, to the Class C Certificates; and fifth, to the Class B Certificates provided in each case that no Certificate Balance in respect of any such Class may be notionally reduced below zero. Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall not be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates.

 

(d)          With respect to any Appraisal used for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Amount, the appraised value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as applicable, will be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

(e)          If (i) an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, (ii) either (A) no Appraisal or updates of an Appraisal has been obtained or conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, during the 12-month period prior to the date of such Appraisal Reduction Event or (B) a material change in the circumstances surrounding the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, has occurred since the date of the most recent Appraisal that would materially adversely affect the value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, and (iii) no new Appraisal has been obtained or conducted for the

 

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Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii), within 60 days after the Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, then (x) until a new Appraisal is conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, as to which a new Appraisal is required, the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be equal to 25% of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (y) upon receipt or performance of the new Appraisal by the Special Servicer with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, as to which an Appraisal is required, the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be recalculated in accordance with the definition of Appraisal Reduction Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, deemed Appraisal Reduction Amounts imposed pursuant to clause (x) of the preceding sentence shall not be allocated to any Class of Certificates for purposes of determining whether a Class of Control Eligible Certificates is an Appraisal-Reduced Class, whether a Control Period is or is not then in effect, or the allocation of Voting Rights for certain purposes.

 

(f)           During any Control Period and during any Consultation Period, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative in respect of the determination of any Appraisal Reduction Amount. The determination by the Special Servicer following such consultation will be binding until such time as a new determination is made based on a new appraisal obtained as a result of the exercise of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative discussed below or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. Any Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if and when it is reduced to less than 25% of its initial Certificate Balance (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class) is referred to as an “Appraisal-Reduced Class”. The holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of the Appraisal-Reduced Class (such holders, the “Requesting Holders”) shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal in respect of the related Appraisal Reduction Event that has occurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and use reasonable efforts to cause such second Appraisal to be delivered within 60 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall cause such second Appraisal to be prepared by an Independent Appraiser. Upon receipt of such second Appraisal, the Special Servicer shall be required to recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, a Control Period may be reinstated and the applicable Appraisal-Reduced Class may be reinstated as the Controlling Class.

 

(g)          In addition, the holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of the Appraisal-Reduced Class will have the right, from time to time, in their sole and absolute discretion and at their sole expense, to present to the Special Servicer one or more Appraisals (prepared by an Independent Appraiser) of the Property following an Appraisal Reduction Event; provided, that such holders of such Appraisal-Reduced Class may not present more than five Appraisals of the Property in a calendar year; and, provided, further, however, that such holders of the Appraisal-Reduced Class may present an Appraisal of the Property at any time without regard to the limitation in the preceding proviso upon the occurrence of any material change in the Property or with respect to the Mortgage Loan; and, provided, further, however, that any such Appraisal must be acceptable to the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Upon receipt of each such additional Appraisal, the Special Servicer shall be required, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, to recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such other Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the applicable Appraisal-Reduced Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class. In each case,

 

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Appraisals that are delivered by any Appraisal-Reduced Class shall be in addition to any Appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices upon the occurrence of a material change at the Property or that the Special Servicer is otherwise required or permitted to order under this Agreement without regard to any Appraisal requests made by any other party. Absent manifest error in the appraised value contained in an Appraisal (including a failure to reflect material adverse changes in circumstances affecting property valuations occurring since the date of such Appraisal), the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to adjust downward the appraised value of the Property contained in any Appraisal (provided such Appraisal satisfies customary standards for qualified appraisals in CMBS transactions) delivered to the Special Servicer (including any Appraisal delivered by any holder of a certificate of an Appraisal-Reduced Class) in making an Appraisal Reduction Amount calculation, to the extent that such downward adjustment would cause the subject Class of Control Eligible Certificates to become an Appraisal-Reduced Class.

 

(h)          Upon becoming an Appraisal-Reduced Class and thereafter (including during any period that the Appraisal-Reduced Class is challenging the determination of the Appraisal Reduction Amount with a second Appraisal or otherwise presenting a new Appraisal as described above), the applicable Class of Control Eligible Certificates may not exercise any rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as such Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class. As such, a Consultation Period or a Consultation Termination Period, as the case may be, shall be in effect until such reinstatement, and upon such reinstatement a Control Period shall be restored and the applicable Appraisal-Reduced Class shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Class.

 

3.8          Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and any Foreclosed Property Account. (a) The Servicer and, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Accounts the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account or Foreclosed Property Account and any Reserve Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower), respectively (each Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account and/or Reserve Account, for purposes of this Section 3.8, an “Investment Account”), to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments that bear interest or are sold at a discount, and that mature, unless payable on demand, no later than the Business Day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment Account pursuant to this Agreement. Any direction by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to invest funds on deposit in an Investment Account shall be in writing and shall certify that the requested investment is a Permitted Investment which matures at or prior to the time required hereby or is payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee (including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee). The Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, shall have sole control (or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Foreclosed Property Accounts) over each such investment and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent (which shall initially be the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), together with any document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from

 

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Permitted Investments or otherwise. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall:

 

(i)           consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)          demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the related Investment Account.

 

(b)          All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and the Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) shall be for the benefit of the Servicer in accordance with the terms and priorities of this Agreement. All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account shall be for the benefit of the Special Servicer. Any net losses on funds in the Collection Account, the Reserve Accounts (except in the case of any such loss with respect to a Reserve Account, to the extent the loss amounts were invested for the benefit of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) or the Foreclosed Property Account shall be reimbursed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from its own funds promptly, but in any event on or prior to the Remittance Date following the realization of such loss.

 

(c)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, takes any such action, the Servicer shall pay or reimburse the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, out of the Trust Fund, pursuant to Section 3.4(c), for all reasonable out of pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection therewith.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator (each in its capacity as the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be) shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an account described in this Section 3.8 if such loss was incurred solely as a result of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a depository institution or trust company holding such account, so long as (i) such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Institution at the time such investment or deposit was made and 30 days prior to the date of such loss; (ii) such depository institution or trust company was not an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and (iii) such loss is not the result of fraud, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable; provided, however, that neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility or liability

 

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with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise.

 

3.9          Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. The Servicer (other than with respect to a Foreclosed Property) and the Special Servicer (with respect to any Foreclosed Property) shall maintain accurate records with respect to the Property (or such Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items that are or may become a lien on the Property (or such Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) and the status of insurance premiums payable in respect of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof. The Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums). The Servicer shall pay real estate taxes, assessments and charges, insurance premiums, ground rent, operating expenses and other similar items from funds in the applicable Reserve Account in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement at such time as may be required by the Mortgage Loan Documents. If the Borrower do not make the necessary payments and/or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default has occurred and amounts in the applicable Reserve Account are insufficient to make such payments, the Servicer shall make a Property Protection Advance, subject to the determination of non-recoverability provided in Section 3.23, from its own funds for amounts payable with respect to all such items related to the Property when and as the same shall become due and payable. The Servicer shall ensure that the amount of funds in the applicable Reserve Account is increased when and if applicable taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items, ground rents or insurance premiums are increased, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

3.10        Appointment of Special Servicer. (a) Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC is hereby appointed as the initial Special Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing and perform the other obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder.

 

(b)          If there is a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Special Servicer, such Special Servicer may be removed and replaced pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall, promptly after receiving notice or otherwise gaining actual knowledge of any such removal, so notify the Servicer and the Companion Loan Holders, and after the Certificate Administrator posts such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, so notify each Rating Agency. The appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, that the initial Special Servicer specified above shall not be liable for any actions or any inaction of any such successor Special Servicer. No termination fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer. No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until the successor Special Servicer has assumed all of its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder in writing and Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee. Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5(a) mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession. In addition, the Person accepting such assignment and delegation shall constitute a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. A “Qualified Replacement Special Servicer” is a replacement special servicer that satisfies all of the eligibility requirements

 

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applicable to special servicers in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the requirements of Section 6.4(a)(i) except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1(d) with respect to a Special Servicer appointed by the Controlling Class Representative during a Control Period).

 

The terminated Special Servicer shall retain all rights accruing to it under this Agreement, including the right to receive fees accrued prior to its termination and other amounts payable to it (including indemnification payments).

 

(c)          Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator, and the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to the Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five Business Days of the date that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The Servicer in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of the Mortgage Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, which shall occur, in the case of a Special Servicing Loan Event, upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence. The Special Servicer shall instruct the Borrower to continue to remit all payments in respect of the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer. The Servicer shall forward any notices it would otherwise send to the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer who shall send such notice to the Borrower while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing. The Servicer (or, while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer) shall provide the Approved Mezzanine Lender all default-related notices required under the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with any cure rights or purchase option.

 

(d)          Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event is no longer continuing, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Companion Loan Holders, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, and upon giving such notice such Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service the Mortgage Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan shall resume and the Special Servicer shall return all of the information and materials furnished to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(c) to the Servicer.

 

(e)          In making a Major Decision or in servicing the Mortgage Loan during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator originals of documents entered into between the Special Servicer and the Borrower or otherwise in the Special Servicer’s possession or under its control following the occurrence of the Special Servicing Loan Event in connection therewith that are required to be included within the definition of “Mortgage Loan File” for inclusion in the Mortgage Loan File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Special Servicer) and copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the Borrower, and

 

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the Special Servicer shall promptly provide copies of all of the foregoing to the Servicer as well as copies of any analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer, provided that, such materials shall not include any Privileged Information.

 

(f)           During any period in which a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, no later than the Business Day preceding each date on which the Servicer is required to furnish a report under Section 3.18(a) to the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer a written statement (or, if applicable, one or more CREFC® Reports that contain(s) the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.10(f) below) describing (i) the amount of all payments on account of interest received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of all payments on account of principal received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds received, the amount of any Foreclosure Proceeds received with respect to the Property, and the amount of net income or net loss, as determined from management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any rental income that does not constitute rents from real property with respect to, the Foreclosed Property, in each case in accordance with Section 3.15 and (ii) such additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan as the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section 3.10(c), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to the Mortgage Loan and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(h)          Within 60 days after a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs, the Special Servicer shall prepare a report (the “Asset Status Report”) for the Mortgage Loan and deliver such report (in a format reasonably acceptable to the recipients and the Special Servicer) to the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period or any Consultation Termination Period), the Companion Loan Holders, the Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, and to the 17g-5 Information Provider, in accordance with Section 8.14(b) (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)). Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable:

 

(i)           summary of the status of the Mortgage Loan and any negotiations with the Borrower;

 

(ii)          a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known at such time to the Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the Mortgage Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)         the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the Property;

 

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(iv)       the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how the Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise realized upon;

 

(v)        the appraised value of the Property together with the Appraisal or the assumptions used in the calculation thereof;

 

(vi)       the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed work-outs with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such work-outs, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional Mortgage Loan Events of Default;

 

(vii)      a description of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease;

 

(viii)     a description of any actions taken or proposed actions to be taken by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(ix)        the alternative courses of action considered by the Special Servicer in connection with any actions taken or proposed actions to be taken by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)         the decision that the Special Servicer made or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives; 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 (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation (including the applicable discount rate used) and all related assumptions;

 

(xi)        a summary of the status of any action that was described in the most recent prior Asset Status Report and subsequently effected by the Special Servicer; and

 

(xii)       such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the proposed action and Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer shall: (x) deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, a proposed notice to Certificateholders that shall include a summary of any Final Asset Status Report (which shall be a brief summary of the current status of the Property and strategy with respect to the resolution and work-out of the Mortgage Loan), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary (but not the Asset Status Report) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b); (y) and shall deliver such summary of any Final Asset Status Reports to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such summary to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)); and (z) implement the applicable Final Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.10(h).

 

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The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and, following the prompt delivery of such modified Asset Status Report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), implement such report.

 

If during any Control Period (i) the Controlling Class Representative affirmatively approves in writing an Asset Status Report or (ii) after ten Business Days from receipt of an Asset Status Report, together with all information in the possession of the Special Servicer that is reasonably necessary for the Controlling Class Representative to make a decision regarding the Asset Status Report, the Controlling Class Representative does not object to such Asset Status Report, then the Special Servicer shall take the recommended actions described in the Asset Status Report. Within ten Business Days after receipt of an Asset Status Report, together with all information reasonably requested by the Controlling Class Representative in the possession of the Special Servicer that is reasonably necessary to make a decision regarding the Asset Status Report, the Controlling Class Representative may object to such Asset Status Report.

 

During any Control Period, if the Controlling Class Representative objects to an Asset Status Report within the above-referenced ten Business Day period, then the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as soon as practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 30 days after the objection to the Asset Status Report by the Controlling Class Representative. During any Control Period, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as provided in the prior paragraph until the earlier of (a) the delivery by the Controlling Class Representative of an affirmative approval in writing of such revised Asset Status Report, and (b) the failure of the Controlling Class Representative to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten Business Days of its receipt thereof; provided that the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of such ten Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines that failure to take such action before the expiration of such ten Business Day period would violate the Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

During any Control Period, if the Controlling Class Representative has timely objected as required hereunder, but has not approved or been deemed to approve any revised Asset Status Report within 90 days from the submission of the initial Asset Status Report, then the Special Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative will use reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually agreeable Asset Status Report during the next 30 days, and if they are unable to reach an agreement within such 30-day period, the Special Servicer will take the action recommended in its most recently submitted Asset Status Report, provided, that such action does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices. The Asset Status Report and all modifications thereto shall be prepared in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement the new action in such revised report so long as such revised report has been prepared, reviewed and either approved or not rejected as provided above. Each of the Controlling Class Representative (during any Consultation Period) and any Companion Loan Holder (at any time) shall be entitled to consult (on a non-binding basis) with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action in respect of any Asset Status Report. During such respective periods, the Special Servicer shall consider such alternative

 

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courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Controlling Class Representative or any Companion Loan Holder, as applicable. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Reports as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of (i) the Controlling Class Representative during a Consultation Period but prior to a Consultation Termination Period, and (ii) any Companion Loan Holder, but, in the case of clause (i) above, only to the extent the Special Servicer determines that Controlling Class Representative’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, taking into account the interests of all of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole.

 

The Special Servicer may not take any action inconsistent with an Asset Status Report that has been adopted as provided above, unless such action would be required in order to act in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices. During any Control Period or any Consultation Period, if the Special Servicer takes any action inconsistent with an Asset Status Report that has been adopted as provided above, the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Controlling Class Representative of such inconsistent action and provide a reasonably detailed explanation of the reasons therefor.

 

The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period), the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) and, subject to Section 4.5, each Rating Agency a copy of each Final Asset Status Report, in each case with reasonable promptness following the adoption thereof and in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the parties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (i) the Special Servicer and the Servicer shall have no right or obligation to consult with or to seek and/or obtain consent or approval from any Controlling Class Representative prior to acting (and provisions of this Agreement requiring such consultation, consent or approval shall be of no effect) during the period following any resignation or removal of a Controlling Class Representative and before a replacement is selected and/or identified; and (ii) no advice, direction or objection from or by the Controlling Class Representative or any Companion Loan Holder, as contemplated by Section 9.3 or pursuant to or as contemplated by any provision of this Agreement, the Co-Lender Agreement or the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, may (and the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, shall ignore and act without regard to any such advice, direction or objection that the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, has determined, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, would): (A) require or cause the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, to violate applicable law, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement, the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or any Section of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s or the Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, (B) result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, (C) expose the Trust, any Certificateholder, any Companion Loan Holder, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents, to any material claim, suit or liability or (D) materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement or the scope of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

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(i)          During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Borrower and, subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period), take any actions consistent with Section 3.24, Accepted Servicing Practices and the most recent Asset Status Report.

 

(j)          Upon request of any Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable), which constitutes a Non-Restricted Privileged Person and which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1, the Certificate Administrator shall mail or transmit electronically, without charge, to the address specified in such request a copy of the most current Asset Status Report. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable), which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2, shall only be entitled to receive a copy of the most current Distribution Date Statements and no other reports from the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(k)         In addition, during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, on the last day of each Collection Period the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer the CREFC Special Servicer Loan File with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.11       Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.  (a) The Servicer shall, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause the Borrower to maintain (or if the Borrower fails to maintain such insurance, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates, and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest) insurance with respect to the Property of the types and in the amounts required to be maintained by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The cost of any such insurance maintained by the Servicer shall be advanced by the Servicer, as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain, and shall not cause the Borrower to be in default with respect to the failure of the Borrower to obtain, all-risk casualty insurance which does not contain any carve-out for terrorist or similar acts, if and only if the Special Servicer (subject to the consent of the Controlling Class Representative during any Control Period) has determined, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not required pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on such date, or (ii) the failure to maintain such insurance would constitute an Acceptable Insurance Default. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to obtain terrorism insurance pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would not be obligated to maintain terrorism insurance under the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on the date thereof, and, accordingly, prior to the Property becoming a Foreclosed Property, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall spend more for terrorism insurance premiums than the Borrower shall be obligated to spend. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain or cause to be maintained any insurance if such insurance would require a Property Protection Advance that would be a Nonrecoverable Advance (provided, that nothing shall prohibit the Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer, as applicable, from maintaining such insurance if the costs of doing so are paid as an expense of the Trust).

 

(b)         The Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall cause to be maintained such insurance (including environmental insurance) with respect to any Foreclosed Property as the Borrower is required to maintain with respect to the Property referred to in subsection (a) of this Section. The cost of any such insurance with respect to a Foreclosed Property shall be payable out of amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account or shall be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless such advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Any such insurance (other than terrorism insurance, which shall be maintained to the extent required under subsection (a) of this Section 3.11) that is required to be maintained with respect to a Foreclosed Property shall only be so required to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates and the Trustee or other applicable party on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders has an insurable interest. If the Special Servicer requests the Servicer to make a Property Protection Advance in respect of the premiums due in respect of such insurance, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, make such Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if the Servicer does not make such Advance, the Trustee (within five Business Days of its receipt of notice of the Servicer’s failure to make such Advance) shall make an Advance of the premiums to maintain such insurance, provided that, in each such case, such obligations shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement concerning Nonrecoverable Advances, the Trustee as mortgagee having an insurable interest and the availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

 

(c)         The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may satisfy its obligations to cause insurance policies to be maintained by maintaining a master force placed or blanket insurance policy insuring against losses on the Property or any Foreclosed Property, as the case may be for which coverage is otherwise required to be maintained as set forth in the preceding subsections of this Section 3.11. The incremental cost of such insurance allocable to any particular Property or Foreclosed Property, if not borne by the Borrower, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such master force placed or blanket insurance policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to deposit in the Collection Account out of its own funds all sums that would have been deposited therein but for such clause to the extent any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the Mortgage Loan, or in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation that is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)         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 (from (i) an insurance company whose claims paying ability is rated at least “A-” by S&P and “A (low)” by DBRS or, if not then rated by S&P or DBRS, either (x) an equivalent rating by at least two NRSROs or (y) “A:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc., or (ii) any other insurance company which does not result in the downgrade, qualification (if applicable) or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned by any of the Rating Agencies to any Class of Certificates, as evidenced by Rating Agency

 

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Confirmation provided to each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) covering the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, officers and employees of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Each such insurance policy shall protect the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, against losses resulting directly from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. Coverage of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate thereof and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.11(d) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.11(d). The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Servicer and the Special Servicer. If no such coverage amounts are imposed by such regulatory authorities, the amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC with respect to the Servicer and the Special Servicer if each were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan for FNMA or FHLMC or as otherwise approved by FNMA or FHLMC. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the initial Special Servicer, if and for so long as it is acting as the Special Servicer, coverage in the amount of $10,000,000 that otherwise meets the requirements described above in this Section 3.11(d) shall be deemed acceptable.

 

Both the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be required to use reasonable efforts to cause each and every sub-servicer, if any, to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth above in this Section 3.11(d). In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be required to obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.

 

In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 3.11(d), the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be entitled to self-insure directly or through its parent with respect to such risks so long as its (or its immediate or remote parent’s) long-term unsecured debt or deposit account is rated at least “A-” or its equivalent by S&P and “A (low)” by DBRS or, if not then rated by S&P or DBRS, either (x) an equivalent rating by at least two NRSROs or (y) “A:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.

 

(e)          No provision of this Section 3.11 requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf shall be entitled to request, upon receipt of a written request from any Certificateholder, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect. The Certificate Administrator shall make any such certificate of insurance available to the requesting Certificateholder on a confidential basis.

 

3.12        Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property.  (a) Upon a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (subject to consent of the Controlling Class Representative during any Control Period, consultation with the Controlling Class

 

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Representative during any Consultation Period, and subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), shall promptly pursue the remedies set forth in the Mortgage Loan Documents, including foreclosure or otherwise realization on the Property and the other collateral for the Mortgage Loan. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(b)         Such proposed acceleration of the Mortgage Loan and/or foreclosure on the Property shall be taken unless the Special Servicer waives such Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or modifies or amends the Mortgage Loan to cure the Mortgage Loan Event of Default), which the Special Servicer may do if such modification, waiver or amendment is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and does not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(c)         In connection with such foreclosure as described in Section 3.12(a) or other realization on the Property, the Special Servicer shall follow Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to direct the Servicer, and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall be required, to expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, permitted the related insurance policy to lapse in violation of its respective obligations hereunder. If the Servicer does expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause (which insurance policy did not lapse in violation of the Servicer’s obligations), such expense shall be a Property Protection Advance. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not foreclose on the Property on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders and thereby cause the Trust to be the beneficial owner of the Property, or take any other action with respect to such item that would cause the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, or any Companion Loan Holder to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of the Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on a report prepared at the expense of the Trust by an independent person who regularly conducts site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, that (i) the Property is in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws or that taking the remedial

 

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actions necessary to comply with such laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such actions and (ii) there are no circumstances known to the Special Servicer relating to the use of hazardous substances or petroleum-based materials which require investigation or remediation, or that if such circumstances exist taking such remedial actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions. The Special Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in electronic format and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such report available to the Rating Agencies and NRSROs pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

If the Special Servicer has so determined based on satisfaction of the criteria in this Section 3.12(d) that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (as determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) to institute a foreclosure or take any other actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, then subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative to consent to and/or consult in respect of such action, as applicable, pursuant to the terms hereof and subject to the rights of the Approved Mezzanine Lender, if applicable, the Special Servicer shall take such proposed action.

 

The Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, advance the cost of any such compliance, containment, clean up or remediation as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(e)         The environmental site assessments contemplated by Section 3.12(d) shall be prepared by any Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, as determined by the Servicer in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of each such environmental site assessment shall qualify as a Property Protection Advance and shall be advanced by the Servicer unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not acquire and hold for the benefit of the Trust any personal property (including any Collateral consisting of franchise agreements, intellectual property or equity interests in any entity or other non-real property Collateral) pursuant to this Section 3.12 unless:

  (i)          such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

  (ii)         the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust Fund will not cause the imposition of a tax on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or Certificate is outstanding.

 

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(g)         Notwithstanding any acquisition of title to the Property following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan and cancellation of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan shall, in whole or in part (to the extent allocable to the Property that has become a Foreclosed Property), be an REO Mortgage Loan and shall be deemed to remain outstanding and held in the Trust for purposes of the application of collections and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses. For purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as the Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding, (i) it shall be assumed that the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately after any discharge is equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such discharge and (ii) Foreclosure Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 1.3(b).

 

(h)         The Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the IRS and shall provide the Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to the Mortgage Loan which is abandoned or foreclosed, and the Servicer shall report to the IRS and the Borrower, in the manner required by applicable law, such information, and the Servicer shall report, via IRS Form 1099A and/or Form 1099C, all acquisition and abandonment of secured property and/or forgiveness of indebtedness, as applicable, to the extent such information has been provided to the Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

3.13       Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage Loan File.  From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure of or realization on the Property, the Certificate Administrator shall, upon request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivery to the Certificate Administrator of a receipt for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, release or cause its Custodian to release any items from the Mortgage Loan File to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within the lesser of (i) seven calendar days and (ii) five Business Days of its receipt of the related receipt for release, and the Trustee shall execute such documents furnished to it as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such receipt for release shall obligate the Servicer or the Special Servicer to (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall) return such items to the Certificate Administrator (or any other Custodian on its behalf) when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Special Servicer no longer exists. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Custodian shall have any responsibility or duty with respect to any Mortgage Loan Files while not in its physical possession (provided that such Mortgage Loan Files were properly released in accordance with this Agreement), it being understood and agreed that possession by the Custodian of any Collateral Security Documents shall not be imputed to the Custodian at any time such Collateral Security Documents have been properly released pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

3.14       Title and Management of Foreclosed Property.  (a) In the event that title to the Property is acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, as trustee for the benefit of the Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10.

 

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Title may be taken in the name of a limited liability company wholly-owned by the Trust and which is managed by the Special Servicer (the costs of which shall be advanced by the Servicer, provided that such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance or from the Collection Account if such Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance). Promptly after such acquisition of title, the Special Servicer shall consult with counsel to determine when an Acquisition Date shall be deemed to occur under the REMIC Provisions with respect to the Property, the expense of such consultation being treated as a reimbursable expense of the Special Servicer related to the foreclosure. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall dispose of any Foreclosed Property held by the Trust as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in any event within the time period, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Sections 3.15 and Section 12.2. Subject to Sections 12.2 and Section 3.14(d), the Special Servicer shall hire on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders a Successor Manager to manage, conserve, protect and operate such Foreclosed Property for the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. In connection with such management and subject to Section 3.4(c)(vii), the Successor Manager shall be entitled to the REO Management Fee solely from the Foreclosed Property Account or the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vii).

 

(b)         The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any Foreclosed Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to the Foreclosed Property a Foreclosed Property Account in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6.

 

(c)         The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices, the REMIC Provisions and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the management and operation of any Foreclosed Property for the benefit of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) on such terms as are appropriate and necessary for the efficient liquidation of such Foreclosed Property, so long as the Special Servicer deems such actions to be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Special Servicer shall cause, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Foreclosed Property to be administered so that it constitutes “foreclosure property” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions at all times. The Special Servicer shall cause, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, any income from the operation or the sale of any Foreclosed Property to not result in the receipt by the Trust of any income from non-permitted assets as described in Code Section 860F(a)(2)(B).

 

The Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the related Foreclosed Property Account all revenues received with respect to a Foreclosed Property, and the Special Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such Foreclosed Property and for other expenses related to the preservation and protection of such Foreclosed Property, including, but not limited to:

 

  (i)          all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such Foreclosed Property;

 

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  (ii)         all taxes, assessments, charges or other similar items in respect of such Foreclosed Property that could result or have resulted in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

 

  (iii)        all costs and expenses necessary to preserve such Foreclosed Property, including the payment of ground rent, if any.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above (and all similar amounts or expenses), the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, make a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)         The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall (subject to Section 3.14(a)) contract with any Successor Manager for the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property; provided that no such contract shall impose individual liability on the Trustee or the Trust; provided, further, that:

 

  (i)          the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

 

  (ii)         any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Successor Manager (A) request that the Special Servicer pay from the Foreclosed Property Account all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property, and (B) remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Business Day immediately following receipt, for deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account; and

 

  (iii)         none of the provisions of this Section 3.14 relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Successor Manager shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties and obligations to the Trust on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled, and to the extent required by the REMIC Provisions, shall be required to enter into an agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. All REO Management Fees shall be an expense of the Trust payable from the Foreclosed Property Account or subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vii). The Special Servicer agrees to monitor the performance of the Successor Manager and to enforce the obligations of the Successor Manager on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders. Expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection herewith shall qualify as Property Protection Advances.

 

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(e)          On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the Foreclosed Property Account and remit to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account the proceeds and collections received or collected during such Collection Period on or with respect to the Foreclosed Property (including any funds no longer needed in any reserves established as provided below), net of expenses paid therefrom and amounts reasonably expected to be needed to fund any reserves deemed necessary for the operation, preservation and protection of such Foreclosed Property in the event that the Foreclosed Property is a real property, including without limitation, the creation of reasonable reserves for working capital, repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.

 

3.15        Sale of Foreclosed Property.  (a) In the event that title to the Property or other collateral securing the Mortgage Loan is acquired by the Special Servicer in the name of the Trustee or its nominee for the benefit of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall sell any Foreclosed Property as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in no event later than the time period set forth in Section 12.2 hereof in a manner provided under this Section 3.15.

 

(b)          [RESERVED]

 

(c)          Subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Controlling Class Representative, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer for Foreclosed Property received from any person. However, in no event may such offer be less than an amount at least equal to the portion of the Repurchase Price attributable to such Foreclosed Property. In the absence of any such offer, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer (other than from an Interested Person) that it determines is a fair price based on Appraisals obtained within the last nine months. If the highest offeror is an Interested Person or any Certificateholder, then the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest offer based upon an independent appraisal obtained at the expense of the Trust; provided, that if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person or any Certificateholder constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuation of or investment in properties `similar to the Foreclosed Property, which such expert shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the sole purpose of determining whether any such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property; provided, further, that if the Trustee so designates any such third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination and the reasonable costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by the Trustee in making such determination shall be reimbursable to it first, by the Servicer as an Advance, subject to the Servicer’s determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, and then as an expense of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the higher cash offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would

 

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be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (as a collective whole), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any person other than itself or an Affiliate) if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender).

 

(d)         Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.14 and Section 12.2, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of a Foreclosed Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of any Foreclosed Property shall be without recourse to the Depositor, the Trust, the Trust Fund, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders) and if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Depositor, the Trust, the Trust Fund, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability to any Certificateholder or Companion Loan Holders with respect to the purchase price thereof accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(e)         The proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 3.15, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection therewith, shall be deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).

 

(f)          Within 30 days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property or within the Collection Period in which the sale of a Foreclosed Property occurred, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a statement of accounting (or, if applicable, one or more CREFC® Reports that contain(s) the information set forth in clauses (i) to (v) below of this Section 3.15(f)) for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation,, (i) the date the Foreclosed Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest with respect to the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request.

 

(g)         The Servicer shall prepare and file on a timely basis the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of the Property required by Section 6050J of the Code and the reports of discharges of indebtedness income in respect of the Mortgage Loan required by Section 6050P of the Code.

 

3.16        Sale of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)          (i) Within 60 days after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to order (but shall not be required to be received

 

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within that 60-day period) an Appraisal for the Property. The Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period) of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event, and the Special Servicer shall, within the time period specified in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement (and if no time period is specified therein, no later than five Business Days after receipt of such notice), so notify the Approved Mezzanine Lender of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event which notice results in the trigger of the Approved Mezzanine Lender’s purchase option rights under the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement. Upon delivery by the Special Servicer of the notice described in the preceding sentence, subject to the right, if any, of the Approved Mezzanine Lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person the Mortgage Loan or the Special Servicer (or an Affiliate thereof) may offer to purchase the Mortgage Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) on a net present value basis. The Special Servicer shall provide the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator and the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period) not less than five Business Days prior written notice of its intention to sell the Mortgage Loan, in which case the Special Servicer is required to accept the highest cash offer received from any Person (other than any Interested Person) for the Mortgage Loan in an amount at least equal to the sum of (a) the Repurchase Price, with respect to the Trust Loan, and (b) without duplication, an equivalent amount, with respect to each Companion Loan (such sum, the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Price“) or, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may, at its option, purchase the Mortgage Loan at such Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. Any Appraisal obtained pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format, and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall forward a copy thereof to the Trustee. The Companion Loans shall be sold together with the Trust Loan, subject to this Section 3.16 and any additional requirements set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(ii)        In the absence of any offer at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price (or purchase by the Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price), and, provided, that the Mortgage Loan is in default, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, if the highest offeror is a person other than the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (or any of its Affiliates), a holder of 50% or more of the Controlling Class, the Controlling Class Representative (or any of its Affiliates), any Borrower Restricted Party, any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, a holder of an Approved Mezzanine Loan, an Other Depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by the special servicer) or the trustee for an Other Securitization Trust, a Companion Loan Holder (except to the extent described below), or any known affiliate of any of them (any such person, an “Interested Person”). The Trustee (based upon, among

 

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other things, the Appraisals ordered pursuant to the preceding clause (i) (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance) and copied or otherwise delivered to the Trustee) shall determine if the highest cash offer is a fair price if the highest offeror is an Interested Person, and such determination shall be binding upon all parties. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Trust) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party pursuant to this paragraph and all reasonable costs and fees of the Trustee in making such determination shall be reimbursable to it first, by the Servicer as an Advance, subject to the Servicer’s determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, and then as an expense of the Trust. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Mortgage Loan.

 

(iii)       The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of the Certificates and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of the Certificates and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable), provided, that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell the Mortgage Loan prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(iv)       Unless and until the Mortgage Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, work-out and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)          The right of the Special Servicer to purchase or sell the Mortgage Loan after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall terminate, and shall not be exercisable as set forth in clause (a) above (or if exercised but the purchase of the Mortgage Loan has not yet occurred, the Special Servicer’s right shall terminate and such exercise shall be of no further force or effect) if the Mortgage Loan is no longer delinquent as a result of any of the following: (i) the Special Servicing Loan Event has ceased pursuant to the terms of this

 

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Agreement, (ii) the Mortgage Loan has become subject to a fully executed agreement reflecting the terms of the work-out arrangement, (iii) the Mortgage Loan has otherwise been resolved (including by a full or discounted pay-off) or (iv) the Approved Mezzanine Lender has exercised any purchase option set forth in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)          Any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be for cash only.

 

(d)          During any Control Period and any Consultation Period, any sale of the Mortgage Loan for less than the Repurchase Price shall be subject to the right of the Controlling Class Representative to match the price at which the Mortgage Loan is to be sold and purchase the Mortgage Loan instead of the original offeror (the “Controlling Class Right of First Refusal”). The Controlling Class Right of First Refusal with respect to the Mortgage Loan may be exercised by providing written notice of the Controlling Class Representative’s election to exercise such option to each party to this Agreement. The Controlling Class Right of First Refusal with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be exercised, if not waived sooner, within five Business Days of written notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 3.16(a). If the Controlling Class Representative does not exercise its Controlling Class Right of First Refusal within such five Business Day period, then such Controlling Class Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to the subject offer for the Mortgage Loan, but the Controlling Class Representative shall have the Controlling Class Right of First Refusal with respect to any new sale solicitation (including new offers solicited or received from the same offeror) of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer that is unrelated to and separate in time from the subject proposed sale and offering process, provided, that the Mortgage Loan has not been sold pursuant to the subject solicitation and offering process. If the Controlling Class Representative exercises the Controlling Class Right of First Refusal with respect to the Mortgage Loan, then the Trustee shall determine whether the purchase price constitutes a fair price and any such determination by the Trustee shall be binding on all parties. If the Controlling Class Representative exercises the Controlling Class Right of First Refusal with respect to the Mortgage Loan, then the Controlling Class Representative shall purchase the Mortgage Loan for cash at the applicable purchase price within ten Business Days of exercising such option. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether such offered purchase price constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Controlling Class Representative) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party pursuant to this paragraph and any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and fees of the Trustee (including the reasonable fees of any third party hired by the Trustee to determine whether a purchase price constitutes a fair price) or of any other party to this Agreement in connection with the Controlling Class Representative’s exercise of the Controlling Class Right of First Refusal shall be reimbursable by the Controlling Class Representative.

 

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Companion Loan Holder (provided that such consent is not required from a Companion Loan Holder if such Companion Loan Holder is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such Companion Loan Holder: (a) at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Mortgage Loan File reasonably requested by such Companion Loan Holder that are material to determining the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Companion Loan Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. The Controlling Class Representative and each Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) will be permitted to make offers to purchase, and either such party is permitted to be the purchaser at any sale of, the Mortgage Loan, unless such person is the Borrower or an agent or an affiliate of the Borrower.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, the Approved Mezzanine Lender shall have the right to purchase the Mortgage Loan, and cure defaults relating thereto, if so specified and to the extent set forth in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement.

 

3.17        Servicing Compensation.  The Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans and any REO Mortgage Loan payable monthly from the Collection Account or otherwise in accordance with and subject to Section 3.4(c). The Servicer shall be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges (to the extent not applied to pay Advance Interest) and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to the Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Servicer associated with employees of the Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer (the “Servicer Customary Expenses”). So long as no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as Additional Servicing Compensation, to the extent actually paid by the Borrower for such purpose, any late payment fees (including any late payment fees collected after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event but accrued prior to such Special Servicing Loan Event) (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), Default Interest (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, defeasance fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees, insufficient fund fees, Consent Fees, loan service transaction fees and similar fees and expenses

 

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to the extent, with respect to any such amounts, collected and allocated to such amounts as permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement; provided, that if consent of the Special Servicer is required, the Servicer and Special Servicer shall share the related fees, including assumption fees (but not including assumption application fees), substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees and Consent Fees, equally; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be entitled to apply or retain any Default Interest or any late payment charges with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if a default thereunder or Mortgage Loan Event of Default is continuing, unless and until such default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default has been cured and all delinquent amounts (including any Default Interest) due with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been paid and all interest on Advances and Companion Loan Advances has been paid. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional compensation any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and any Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) to the extent provided for in this Agreement.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and any successor holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be entitled, at any time, at its own expense, to transfer, sell, pledge or otherwise assign such Excess Servicing Fee Right in whole (but not in part), in either case, to any Qualified Institutional Buyer or Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Plan); provided that no such transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment shall be made unless (i) that transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws and is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws, (ii) the prospective transferor shall have delivered to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P-1 to this Agreement, and (iii) the prospective transferee shall have delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P-2 to this Agreement. None of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of the Excess Servicing Fee Right without registration or qualification. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and each holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right desiring to effect a transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association hereby agrees, and each such holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right by its acceptance of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be deemed to have agreed, in connection with any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right effected by such Person, to indemnify the Certificateholders, the Trust, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Special Servicer against any liability that may result if such transfer is not exempt from registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act or other applicable federal and state securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. By its acceptance of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the holder thereof shall be deemed to have agreed not to use or disclose any information received in connection with its acquisition and holding of the Excess Servicing Fee Right in any manner that could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws or that would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act. From time to time following any transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of the

 

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Excess Servicing Fee Right, the Person then acting as the Servicer shall pay, out of each amount paid to such Servicer as Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, the Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right within one (1) Business Day following the payment of such Servicing Fees to the Servicer, in each case in accordance with payment instructions provided by such holder in writing to the Servicer. The holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under this Agreement except as set forth in the preceding sentences of this paragraph. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian shall have any obligation whatsoever regarding payment of the Excess Servicing Fee or the assignment or transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

If a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Special Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan or an REO Mortgage Loan for so long as such Special Servicing Loan Event continues as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to the Special Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Special Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Special Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Special Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Special Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Special Servicer associated with employees of the Special Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Customary Expenses”). If a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Work-out Fee on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.

 

If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns after such written agreement is entered into with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and before the Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated, the terminated or resigning Special Servicer shall retain the right to receive any and all Work-out Fees on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan (or an allocable part thereof) following such written agreement (negotiated by such Special Servicer prior to its termination or resignation) for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur and the successor Special Servicer shall have no rights with respect to such Work-out Fee. No Work-out Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer if the Approved Mezzanine Lender purchases the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or any Loan Seller repurchases its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Mortgage Loan (or an allocable portion thereof) pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee with respect to each Liquidated Property, each liquidated Foreclosed Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with

 

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the sale, discounted pay-off or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, except that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with (i) a repurchase by a Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan (or the allocable portion thereof) pursuant to the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the cure period required under such Trust Loan Purchase Agreement which cure period shall not exceed 180 days), (ii) a sale of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property by the Special Servicer to itself pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof, (iii) a purchase of the Mortgage Loan by the Approved Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the purchase option described in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement (so long as such purchase occurs within 90 days after notice of the applicable purchase option trigger event is first delivered to the Approved Mezzanine Lender; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, if there are one or more purchase option trigger events that occur following an initial purchase option trigger event that has not ceased, such 90-day period shall commence on the date the first notice of the initial purchase option trigger event was given to the Approved Mezzanine Lender) or (iv) a purchase of the Trust Loan, a Companion Loan or the Foreclosed Property by the Controlling Class Representative or any affiliate thereof, if such purchase occurs within 90 days after the later of (x) the date on which the Special Servicer first delivers to the Controlling Class Representative for its approval the initial Asset Status Report and (y) the date on which the Special Servicing Loan Event that triggered the Asset Status Report occurred. The Liquidation Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be payable from, and shall be calculated using the related Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds. Each of the foregoing fees shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4(a). The Special Servicer during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall also be entitled to retain as Additional Servicing Compensation any late payment fees (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), Default Interest (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, substitution fees, consent fees, release fees, Modification Fees, restructure fees, loan service transaction fees and similar fees and expenses to the extent, with respect to any such amounts, collected (to the extent permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated to such amounts in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, and any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account to the extent provided in this Agreement and if the Special Servicer’s consent is required on any action related to the Mortgage Loan prior to a Special Servicing Loan Event, then the Servicer and the Special Servicer will equally share the related fees, including assumption fees (but not assumption application fees), substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees and Consent Fees.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Work-out Fee or a Liquidation Fee, but not both. Further notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property shall be offset by any Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan within the prior 24 months (determined as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification, restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan,

 

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but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

If the Special Servicer is terminated or resigns for any reason, and it commenced the process of liquidation of any Liquidated Property or any liquidated Foreclosed Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer will receive a portion of any Liquidation Fee that becomes payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such Liquidated Property or Foreclosed Property that was being administered by the Special Servicer at the time of such resignation or termination. The terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer will apportion the Liquidation Fee between themselves in a manner that reflects their relative contributions in earning the Liquidation Fee, provided, that if the terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer cannot agree on an apportionment of the Liquidation Fee, the Liquidation Fee will be apportioned on the basis of the number of months the terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer administered the Mortgage Loan over a period commencing on the date of the Special Servicing Loan Event and ending on the date of the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or such Liquidated Property or Foreclosed Property or the consummation of such assignment. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to collect from the Borrower the amount of any fees and other expenses payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Borrower Reimbursable Trust Expenses, including exercising all remedies available under the Mortgage Loan Documents that would be exercised in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an expense incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder unless (i) the amount of such payment to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is reimbursed to the Trust by the Borrower (to the extent the Borrower is required to do so under the Mortgage Loan Agreement); (ii) failure of the Borrower to reimburse for such payment constitutes a Mortgage Loan Event of Default; (iii) such expense would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or is otherwise an unanticipated expense (it being understood that the Servicer Customary Expenses and the Special Servicer Customary Expenses are not unanticipated); or (iv) such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or such expense is expressly described herein as an expense of the Trust or as an Advance.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of the Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the servicing compensation (or the Special Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Special Servicing Fee) or other servicing compensation provided for herein shall be made, and any such attempted transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall be void, unless such transfer is made to a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the assumption by such successor of the duties hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

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of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Property Manager or the Borrower Sponsor in respect of the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans and any purchaser of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, work-out or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any Foreclosed Property or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.17; provided that such prohibition will not apply to the Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

As compensation for its activities hereunder, on each Distribution Date the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion which is payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Certificate Administrator’s fee includes all routine expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Authenticating Agent. Each of the Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s rights to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee) may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.18        Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements.  (a) The Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, not later than (i) 5:00 p.m. (New York time) two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and (ii) 2:00 p.m. on the Remittance Date, the remaining CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet). In connection with the preparation of its CREFC® Reports, the Servicer shall provide the Certificate Administrator with the amount of CREFC® Licensing Fee paid to CREFC® for the related Distribution Date for inclusion in the Distribution Date Statement.

 

The CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet shall be made available to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer (with respect to the non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) or by the Special Servicer (with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and Foreclosed Property) on the Servicer’s Internet website (www.wellsfargo.com/com/comintro), on a quarterly and annual basis (commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2016 and year ending December 31, 2016), within 60 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of the financial statements, operating statements, rent rolls, or other information required to prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, but shall not be deemed to have been received by the Certificate Administrator until such time as it is actually received; provided, however, that, with respect to the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report only, any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year shall not be required to the extent not required to be provided under the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

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The Servicer shall furnish (i) to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format and (ii) to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such reports to its website) the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement not later than the time period specified in this Section 3.18(a).

 

(b)          The Servicer shall produce the reports described in this Section 3.18 solely from information provided to the Servicer by the Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (without modification, interpretation or analysis) or by the Special Servicer, Loan Seller s or Depositor pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information provided by any other Person (except that the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to correct patent errors).

 

(c)          The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator electronic copies of the operating statements and other periodic Property reports it receives from the Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, in each case in a format acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, Servicer and Special Servicer and within a reasonable period of time after so received and only to the extent so received.

 

(d)          The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver to each Companion Loan Holder all reports and other information that it is delivering to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.18, with each such delivery to be made concurrently with the corresponding delivery to the Certificate Administrator (but, in the case of the CREFC® Reports referenced in the first paragraph of Section 3.18(a), no later than the Remittance Date for the applicable Companion Loan).

 

3.19        [reserved]

 

3.20        [reserved]

 

3.21        Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information.

 

(a)          The Certificate Administrator, with respect to the items listed in clauses (i) - (v) and (vii) - (xiii) below (to the extent such items are in its possession), and the Trustee, with respect to the items listed in clause (vi) below (to the extent such items are in its possession or in the possession of the Custodian), shall make available at its applicable Corporate Trust Office, or at the office of a Custodian, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, for review by Non-Restricted Privileged Persons (or, solely in the case of the Distribution Date Statement, all Privileged Persons), originals or copies of, among other things, the following items, to the extent provided to and in the possession of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable (except to the extent not permitted by applicable law or under any of the Mortgage Loan Documents), (i) this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator after the Closing Date, the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and any amendments thereto, (ii) Distribution Date Statements and all CREFC® Reports delivered to Certificateholders since the Closing Date, (iii) all annual officers’ certificates and accountant’s reports required to be delivered by the Borrower to the Servicer and

 

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by the Servicer to the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date regarding compliance with the relevant agreements, (iv) the most recent property inspection report prepared by or on behalf of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the Property, (v) the most recent operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer with respect to the Property, (vi) the Mortgage Loan Documents and any and all modifications, waivers or amendments of the terms of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator, (vii) any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to support the determination of the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that any Advance was, or if made would be, a Nonrecoverable Advance, (viii) the reports to be furnished by the Borrower, (ix) any and all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which the environmental testing revealed environmental issues, (x) the summary of any Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator, (xi) the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, (xii) notices of all Servicer or Special Servicer terminations or resignations (and appointments of successors to the Servicer or the Special Servicer), and (xiii) the Offering Circular. Copies of any and all of the foregoing items shall be available (i) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or (ii) to the extent not available at the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise made available electronically, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or at the offices of the Custodian, as applicable, upon written request; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall each be permitted to require payment of a sum sufficient to cover reasonable costs and expenses of providing such copies.

 

(b)          Prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the Certificate Administrator, Brookfield GP shall have access to all the reports and information made available to such Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s website. After the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 to the Certificate Administrator, Brookfield GP shall have access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator on the Certificate Administrator’s website.

 

(c)          Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loan and the Certificates (such as the Distribution Date Statements and the CREFC® Reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to third parties (including, but not limited to, Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Markit and BlackRock Solutions) with the consent of the Depositor and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor hereby consents to such provision of information by the Certificate Administrator.

 

(d)          Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in a format acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 8.14(b). In no event shall the 17g-5

 

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Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such additional information.

 

3.22        Inspections.  The Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property not less frequently than once each year commencing in 2017, so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is not then continuing. The Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property as soon as practicable following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and annually for so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall further inspect, or cause to be inspected, the Property whenever it receives information that the Property has been materially damaged, left vacant, or abandoned, or if waste is being committed thereto. All such inspections shall be performed in such manner as shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of the annual inspections referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph performed by the Servicer shall be an expense of the Servicer. The cost of all additional inspections performed by the Servicer and all inspections, including any annual inspection, performed by the Special Servicer will be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and in such case, as an expense of the Trust. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall prepare a written report of inspection and deliver it to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and to the Companion Loan Holders in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Companion Loan Holders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.23        Advances.  (a) In the event that all or any portion of a Monthly Interest Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Interest Payment, as applicable) representing interest due or deemed due on the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during any calendar month has not been received by the close of business on the Determination Date in such calendar month, then the Servicer, subject to its determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, shall on the Remittance Date in such calendar month make an advance for remittance to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account, in an amount equal to all or such portion of such Monthly Interest Payment (or Assumed Monthly Interest Payment, as applicable) (in each case other than the Balloon Payment (excluding any Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) and net of the Servicing Fee which shall not be paid to the Servicer until funds are available in the Collection Account for payment of such fee) due or deemed due on the Trust Loan that was delinquent as of the close of business on the Determination Date in such calendar month; provided that neither the Servicer nor any other party shall be entitled to interest accrued on the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan if the related Monthly Interest Payment (or, if applicable, the Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) in respect of the Trust Loan is received by the Servicer by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the Remittance Date on which the Monthly Interest Payment Advance is to be made. The Servicer shall also advance in respect of each Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure (or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion) of the Mortgage Loan not later than the related Remittance Date, to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account, the amount of any Assumed Monthly Interest Payment deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) (other than the Balloon Payment (excluding

 

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any Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) and Default Interest). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the amount of interest on the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of any modification to the Trust Loan, any Monthly Interest Payment Advance made with respect to such modified Trust Loan shall be in such amounts as may be required as a result of such reduction. The Servicer shall maintain a record of each Monthly Interest Payment Advance it has made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) on the Trust Loan and shall notify the Certificate Administrator thereof in the appropriate CREFC® Reports in order to permit allocation thereof pursuant to Section 3.4 and Section 3.5. In the event that the Servicer does not remit any amounts required to be remitted to the Certificate Administrator on each Remittance Date (including any amounts required to be remitted pursuant to Section 3.5 and any required Monthly Interest Payment Advance) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator interest on such amounts at the federal funds rate for the period from and including the Remittance Date to but excluding the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the actual remittance date. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have any obligation to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance for any Companion Loan.

 

At any time that an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan minus the portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to the Trust Loan, and the denominator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Servicer and the Trustee by telephone and electronically if as of 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Remittance Date, if the Certificate Administrator has not received the amount of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance required pursuant to this Section 3.23(a). In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee by telephone and electronically if as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Distribution Date if the Servicer has not made the Monthly Interest Payment Advance required to have been made on the related Remittance Date pursuant to this Section 3.23(a).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.23(a) or any other contrary provisions of this Agreement, any portion of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance intended to cover the CREFC® Licensing Fee shall be advanced directly to CREFC® on the applicable Remittance Date.

 

If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall advance, regarding the Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, to the extent it determines that such amount is recoverable, all customary and reasonable out-of-pocket

 

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costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited, to the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the preservation, restoration, operation and protection of the Property which, in the Servicer’s sole discretion, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, are necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s and the Companion Loan Holders’ interest in the Property, (ii) the payment of (A) real estate taxes, assessments, and governmental charges that may be levied or assessed against the Borrower or any of its affiliates or the Property or revenues therefrom or which become liens on the Property, (B) ground lease rents and other amounts required to be paid under ground leases, (C) Insurance Premiums and (D) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent not paid by or on behalf of the Borrower that are incurred in connection with assumption of the Mortgage Loan or a release of the Property from the lien of the Mortgage, (iii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs for third party experts, including Independent Appraisers, environmental and engineering consultants, (iv) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Special Servicer with respect to annual inspections of the Property and (v) the management, operation and liquidation of the Property if the Property is acquired by the Special Servicer or its affiliate in the name of the Trustee (collectively, “Property Protection Advances”). In addition, subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall make certain administrative advances (collectively, “Administrative Advances”), regarding only the Trust Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to the extent that (i) the Servicer determines that such advances are recoverable from collections on the Trust Loan, (ii) the items for which such advances are made would not otherwise be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance pursuant to Section 3.23(b), and (iii) the items for which such advances are to be made constitute unpaid Borrower Reimbursable Trust Expenses (other than indemnification payments). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Servicer shall not be obligated to make any Administrative Advance or Property Protection Advance that it determines, together with interest thereon, shall constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made. During the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall give the Servicer and the Trustee not less than five Business Days’ written notice before the date on which the Servicer is requested to make any Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Foreclosed Property, as applicable; provided, however, that only three Business Days’ written notice shall be required in respect of Property Protection Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis (which may include, without limitation, Property Protection Advances required to make tax or insurance payments). In addition, 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 Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as the case may be, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. Subject to Section 6.3, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Servicer make an Advance, the Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer will not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Advances other than emergency Advances (although such request may relate to more than one Advance). The Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly upon, and in any event

 

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within one Business Day after, becoming aware that it will be unable to make any Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to the terms hereof, and in connection therewith, shall set forth in such notice the amount of such Advance, the Person to whom it will be paid, and the circumstances and purpose of such Advance, and shall set forth therein information and instructions for the payment of such Advance. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(c)          To the extent the Servicer fails to make an Advance that it is required to make under this Agreement and upon knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall be required to make such Advance pursuant to Section 7.6. It is understood that the obligation of the Servicer and the Trustee (pursuant to Section 7.6) to make such Advances is mandatory, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, and shall continue to apply after any modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.24 hereof, beyond the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan if a payment default shall have occurred on such date and through any court appointed stay period or similar payment delay resulting from any insolvency of the Borrower or related bankruptcy, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the requirement of recoverability, and shall continue, subject to the requirement of recoverability, until the earlier of (i) the payment in full of all the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the date on which the Property becomes liquidated.

 

(d)          Subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 3.23(a), interest on each Advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee shall accrue for each day that such Advance is outstanding at a rate of interest equal to the Prime Rate (the “Advance Interest Rate”) for each such day (or the most recent day on which the Prime Rate was reported, if not reported on such day) on the basis of a year of 360-days and the actual number of days elapsed in a month. Interest on the Advances, if unreimbursed, shall compound annually.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to make an Advance only to the extent that the Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) or the Trustee has (based on good faith and reasonable business judgment) determined that such Advance, together with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate, would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made. In making such non-recoverability determination, the Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) or the Trustee (based on good faith and reasonable business judgment), as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the obligations of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as it may have been modified, to consider (among other things) the Property in its “as-is” or then current condition and occupancy, as modified by such party’s assumptions regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse change with respect to the Property, to estimate and consider (among other things) future expenses and to estimate and consider (among other things) the timing of recoveries. The Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any such Advances from the Collection Account and shall obtain such reimbursement in accordance with Section 3.4(c). If the context requires,

 

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each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate through the date of payment or reimbursement. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(f)          The determination by the Servicer or the Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee in electronic format (if such determination is made by the Servicer) and the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period), detailing the reasons for such determination with supporting documents attached. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be made available to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider by posting such Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The costs of any appraisals, reports or surveys and other information requested by the Servicer or the Trustee establishing an Advance as a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be treated as Trust Fund Expenses, payable from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c), and shall constitute a Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as applicable, if paid by the Servicer or the Trustee from its funds. The Servicer’s reasonable determination of nonrecoverability in accordance with the above provisions shall be conclusive and binding on the Trustee and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereupon. The Trustee, in determining whether or not a proposed Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall make such determination in its reasonable business judgment. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(g)          The Servicer and the Trustee are not obligated to advance or pay (i) delinquent scheduled payments with respect to any Companion Loan, (ii) the Balloon Payment with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans (but are obligated to advance the related Assumed Monthly Interest Payment for the Trust Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), (iii) any Default Interest, (iv) amounts required to cure any damages resulting from Uninsured Causes (except as required pursuant to Section 3.12(c)), any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any Environmental Law, or (except in connection with the foreclosure or other acquisition of the Property in accordance with Section 3.12 upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) to investigate, test, monitor, contain, clean up, or remedy an environmental condition present at the Property, (v) any losses arising with respect to defects in the title to the Property, (vi) any costs of capital improvements to the

 

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Property other than those necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s interest in the Property, (vii) Prepayment Fees, (viii) subordinated obligations, including the Approved Mezzanine Loan or (ix) any cure payments. In addition, the Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Administrative Advances with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

3.24        Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents; Due on Sale; Due on Encumbrance.  (a) The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) or the Special Servicer (during a Special Servicing Loan Event) each in accordance with Section 9.3 or this Section 3.24, may, subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative during any Control Period and during any Consultation Period and, subject to the rights of any Companion Loan Holders under the related Co-Lender Agreement and subject to the rights of the Approved Mezzanine Lender under the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, if any, modify, waive or amend any term of the Mortgage Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (i) is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and (ii) does not either (A) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or (B) constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel in connection with such determination). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may the Servicer or the Special Servicer permit an extension of the Maturity Date beyond the date that is the earlier of (1) seven years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (2) 20 years prior to the end of the current term of any Ground Lease, plus any options to extend the Ground Lease exercisable unilaterally by the Borrower. With respect to any action as to which the Special Servicer’s consent is required under this Agreement (including any Major Decision), the Servicer must obtain the consent of the Special Servicer who during a Control Period, in turn, shall obtain the consent of the Controlling Class Representative prior to granting its approval to the Servicer to take such action. After obtaining such approval, the Servicer shall be responsible for processing such action (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing).

 

(b)          All modifications, waivers or amendments of the Mortgage Loan shall be in writing and shall be effected in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Controlling Class Representative, in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf (with a copy to the Companion Loan Holders) an original recorded counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within ten Business Days following the execution and recordation thereof. In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer, or a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with a work-out or proposed work-out of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the interest rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan, the adverse aggregate economic effect of the modification shall be applied to the Certificates, in reverse order of seniority.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 3.27 of this Agreement, any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents that requires a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, or any modification that would eliminate, modify or alter the requirement of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation in the Mortgage Loan Documents,

 

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shall not be made without the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, first receipt of such Rating Agency Confirmation. Such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the Borrower’s expense in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if not so provided in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or if the Borrower does not pay, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(d)          Subject to Section 3.27 of this Agreement, prior to implementing any Major Decision under clauses (i) through (v) and (xi)(A) (to the extent that the related agreement is modified in a manner materially adverse to the “Senior Lender,” “Mortgage Lender” or such other similar term as may be set forth therein) of the definition thereof, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing) may in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (but without any Rating Agency Confirmation or consent of the Controlling Class Representative) grant the Borrower’s request for consent to subject the Property to an easement, right-of-way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another similar purpose and may consent to subordination of the Mortgage Loan to such easement, right-of-way or similar agreement.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit the substitution of the Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of the Mortgage Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on the Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the Borrower) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, a single purpose entity shall act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the Borrower to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the Borrower, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(h)          As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions in the nature of a “due on sale” clause, which by its terms: (i) provides that the Mortgage Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s

 

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option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the Property or equity interests in the Borrower or certain principals of the Borrower except when certain conditions are met; or (ii) provides that, except when certain conditions are met, the Mortgage Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record on behalf of the Trust, shall (A) fail to exercise any right it may have with respect to the Mortgage Loan (1) to accelerate the payments thereon or (2) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices or (B) waive any right to exercise such rights, unless, (x) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer, which consent shall be deemed given five Business Days after the ten Business Day review period of the Controlling Class Representative (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by the related Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement for review by any holder of the Approved Mezzanine Loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Special Servicer from the Servicer of the Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver or exercise of such right together with such other information reasonably required by the Special Servicer, or (y) prior to the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event) itself taking such an action, or with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), consenting to such a proposed action of the Servicer, the Special Servicer has obtained, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Period, the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Controlling Class Representative, which consent shall be deemed given ten Business Days after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Controlling Class Representative of the Servicer’s and/or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(i)          As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions stating that the Mortgage Loan may not be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, unless certain conditions are satisfied, the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event) or the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), as applicable, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record on behalf of the Trust, shall determine in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(j)          As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions in the nature of a “due on encumbrance” clause that by its terms: (i) provides that the Mortgage Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Property or equity interests in the Borrower or principals of the Borrower; or (ii) requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Property or equity interests in the Borrower or principals of the Borrower, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, on behalf of the Trust, shall (A) fail to exercise any right it may have with respect to the Mortgage Loan (1) to accelerate the payments thereon or (2) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Accepted

 

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Servicing Practices or (B) waive its right to exercise such rights, unless, (x) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer, which consent shall be deemed given five Business Days after the ten Business Day review period of the Controlling Class Representative (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by the related Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement for review by any holder of the Approved Mezzanine Loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Special Servicer from the Servicer of the Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver or exercise of such right together with such other information reasonably required by the Special Servicer, or (y) prior to the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event) itself taking such an action, or with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), consenting to such a proposed action of the Servicer, the Special Servicer has obtained, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Period, the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Controlling Class Representative, which consent shall be deemed given ten Business Days (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement for review by any holder of the Approved Mezzanine Loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Controlling Class Representative of the Servicer’s and/or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(k)          The parties hereby acknowledge that the Co-Lender Agreement provides that (i) to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account the extent to which the Junior Trust Notes are junior to the Senior Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement): (x) no waiver, reduction or deferral of any particular amounts due on any of the Senior Notes (except for REMIC or grantor trust expenses, if applicable) will be effected prior to the waiver, reduction or deferral of the entire corresponding item in respect of the Junior Trust Notes; and (y) no reduction of the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate of any of the Senior Notes will be effected prior to the reduction of the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate of the Junior Trust Notes, to the fullest extent possible, and (ii) any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (i) (x) and (i)(y) will be effected (a) as among the Senior Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the relative principal balance of each such Senior Note), (b) as among the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the relative principal balance of each such Junior Trust Note), in each case as regards the economic effects thereto.

 

3.25        Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates.  The Servicer, the Special Servicer and any agent thereof in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Servicer or the Special Servicer or such agent except as otherwise provided herein (including such restrictions on voting set forth in the definition of Certificateholder).

 

3.26        Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Approved Mezzanine Lender and Companion Loan Holders.

 

(a) The Servicer shall give notice of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default to the Approved Mezzanine Lender, if any, and the Companion Loan Holders promptly (and, in the

 

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event of the failure to make a Monthly Interest Payment on its scheduled Payment Date, such notice shall be given promptly following such Payment Date) upon a Servicing Officer of the Servicer gaining actual knowledge of such default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default, as provided in the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, respectively, whether or not the Servicer is obligated to give notice thereof to the Borrower. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall exercise the rights of the Trust as successor-in-interest to CGMRC, GACC and WFB, each in its capacity as (i) a senior lender under the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) the initial holders of the Trust Notes under the Co-Lender Agreement. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall comply with and enforce the rights and perform the obligations of the Trust under the terms of the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement. The rights of the Trust and the Certificateholders in and under the Trust Loan and the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be subject to the terms of the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(b)          The parties hereto acknowledge that the Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Co-Lender Agreement and recognize the respective rights and obligations of the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and of the Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement, including, without limitation: (i) with respect to the allocation of collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and making of remittances, to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; (ii) with respect to the allocation of expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; and (iii) the consultation, consent and other rights of any Companion Loan Holder or its representative. The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event exists) or the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event exists or the Property has been converted to a Foreclosed Property) shall prepare and provide to any Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) all notices, reports, statements and communications to be delivered by the holder of the Trust Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement, and shall perform all duties and obligations to be performed by a servicer and perform all servicing-related duties and obligations to be performed by the holder of the Trust Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement. Furthermore, to the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement shall control.

 

(c)          The Servicer shall maintain the Note register provided for in Section 16 of the Co-Lender Agreement and shall record the names and addresses of, and wire transfer instructions for, the holders of the Notes from time to time; provided that the Servicer need not maintain a separate Note register from that maintained under the Mortgage Loan Agreement if the information in both registers would otherwise be identical. The Servicer shall, upon request, provide to any other party to this Agreement the then current information contained in such register.

 

(d)          At any time after a Companion Loan has become part of an Other Securitization Trust and provided that the applicable parties hereto have received written notice (which may be by email) thereof including contact information for the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, all notices, reports, information

 

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or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Companion Loan Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement shall be delivered to the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and special servicer, the party hereto that is obligated under this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement to deliver such notices, reports, information or other deliverables shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.27        Rating Agency Confirmation.  (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement requires a Rating Agency Confirmation or a written confirmation from a Rating Agency that any action thereunder or hereunder will not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings on the Certificates as a condition precedent to such action, and if the party (the “Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation has (i) made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and (ii) within ten Business Days of such request being posted on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, 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 Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) such Requesting Party shall be required to promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again, and (y) if there is no response to either such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five Business Days of such second request, then (i) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan Document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, the requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation shall be considered not to apply with respect to such Rating Agency for such action at such time (as if such requirement did not exist for such matter at such time), other than such a requirement with respect to the replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, and (ii) with respect to replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply if (A) in the event S&P is the non-responding Rating Agency, if the replacement servicer or special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer or U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) in the event DBRS is the non-responding Rating Agency, if the replacement servicer or special servicer is acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the 12-month period prior to the date of determination, and DBRS has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities issued in any such securitization or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities issued in any such securitization on watch citing the continuation of such replacement servicer or special servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as the sole or material factor in such rating action), as applicable. Promptly following the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed above following any requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation being considered satisfied as described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be required to provide written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing (which may be in electronic form), which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, reasonably deems necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided (in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

Promptly following the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.27 following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being considered satisfied, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

  

(b)          Notwithstanding the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents, the other provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to any Companion Loan as to which there exists Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (the “Relevant Action”) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to this Agreement, then, except as set forth below in this paragraph, such action will also require delivery of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action from each Companion Loan Rating Agency. Each Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be sought by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on whichever such party is seeking the corresponding Rating Agency Confirmation(s) in connection with the Relevant Action. The requirement to obtain a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any Companion Loan Securities will be subject to, will be permitted to be waived by the Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on which is seeking the subject Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, shall forward to one or more of its counterpart (i.e., the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable), the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart, or such other party or parties (as are agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable parties for the related Other Securitization Trust), at the expense of the Other Securitization Trust to the extent not borne by the Borrower, and in such format as the sender and recipient may reasonably agree, (i) the request for such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation at approximately the same time that the request for Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the applicable Relevant Action is sent to the 17g-5 Information Provider, (ii) all materials forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement in connection with seeking the Rating Agency Confirmation(s) for the applicable Relevant Action at approximately the same time that such materials are forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and (iii) any other materials that the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency may reasonably request in connection with such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation promptly following such request. The Servicer

 

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or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may (but is not obligated to) send the request for a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation (and the related materials sent to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart in connection therewith) to the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency following the earlier of (a) receipt of notification from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart that such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider counterpart’s website and (b) after 12:00 p.m. on the first Business Day following the date it has provided such information, report, notice or other document to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall, promptly following receipt of written request from the Special Servicer, provide to the Special Servicer the contact information for the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart for the Other Securitization Trust, in each case solely to the extent known to it.

 

(c)          The Master Servicer (with respect to the non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall require the Borrower to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the following matters as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement:

 

(i)          an Approved Replacement Recourse Guarantor (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement);

 

(ii)        an Approved Replacement Reserve Guarantor (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement);

 

(iii)       a Transfer and Assumption (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement); and

 

(iv)        an Approved Mezzanine Loan (in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

3.28        Approval of Annual Budget. The Servicer and the Special Servicer each hereby agree and acknowledge that the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall respond to any request by the Borrower under Section 4.10.5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement for written approval of the Annual Budget.

 

3.29        Cooperation with Asset Reviewer. If any Companion Loan becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian, as the case may be, shall reasonably cooperate with the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review solely by providing the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with copies of any documents reasonably requested by the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party (not at its own expense or the expense of the Trust but at the expense of the related Loan Seller, the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), but only to the extent that (i) the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other

 

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requesting party has not been able to obtain such documents from the related Loan Seller or any party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (ii) such documents are in the possession of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian (i) shall have any further obligations with respect to any Asset Review nor shall any such party be bound by the results of any Asset Review, or (ii) shall be obligated to provide such documents if providing such documents, in its reasonable determination, would be a violation of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.30        Compensating Interest Payments. The Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower Tier Distribution Account on each Remittance Date, without any right of reimbursement thereafter, a Compensating Interest Payment, in the event that a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs as a result of the Servicer allowing the Borrower to deviate from the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents regarding principal prepayments (other than (w) subsequent to a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, (x) pursuant to applicable law or a court order, (y) in connection with the receipt of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, or (z) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer). In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative.

 

4.          PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

4.1          Distributions.  (a) On each Distribution Date, to the extent of Certificate Available Funds, amounts held in the Distribution Account shall be withdrawn and paid in the following amounts:

 

first, to the Class A and Class X Certificates in respect of interest, up to, and pro rata, in accordance with the respective Interest Distribution Amounts for such Classes and such Distribution Date;

 

second, to the Class A Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

third, to the Class A Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

fourth, to the Class B Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

fifth, to the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

sixth, to the Class B Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

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seventh, to the Class C Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eighth, to the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

ninth, to the Class C Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

tenth, to the Class D Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eleventh, to the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twelfth, to the Class D Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

thirteenth, to the Class E Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

fourteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

fifteenth, to the Class E Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

sixteenth, to the Class F Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

seventeenth, to the Class F Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

eighteenth, to the Class F Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates; and

 

nineteenth, to the Class R Certificates, any remaining amounts

 

In no event will any Class of Principal Balance Certificates receive distributions in reduction of its Certificate Principal Balance which in the aggregate exceed the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Class.

 

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(b)         On each Distribution Date, each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.1(a).

 

(c)         On each Distribution Date, each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the sum of (i) (A) in the case of the Class LA Uncertificated Interest, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates, plus the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class X Certificates calculated based on the Class X Strip Rate for, and the Certificate Balance of, the Class A Certificates, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a), (B) in the case of the Class LB Uncertificated Interest, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates, plus the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class X Certificates calculated based on the Class X Strip Rate for, and the Certificate Balance of, the Class B Certificates, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a); (C) in the case of the Class LC Uncertificated Interest, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates, plus the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class X Certificates calculated based on the Class X Strip Rate for, and the Certificate Balance of, the Class C Certificates, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a); and (D) in the case of each of the Class LD Uncertificated Interest, the Class LE Uncertificated Interest and the Class LF Uncertificated Interest, the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Related Certificates, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph and Section 4.1(b) are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be deemed to be made by the Certificate Administrator by the Certificate Administrator being deemed to deposit such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest will equal its Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest will be the rate per annum set forth in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest, but only to the extent of the amount remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)         All amounts distributable to a Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1(a) and/or Section 4.3(a) on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in each such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Such distributions shall be made on each Distribution Date to each Certificateholder of record at the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor, provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set

 

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forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

(e)         The Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates is expected to be made, post a notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), deliver such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and mail to each Holder of such Class of Certificates on such date a notice to the effect that:

 

  (i)           the Certificate Administrator reasonably expects based upon information previously provided to it that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates shall be made on such Distribution Date, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Certificate Administrator therein specified; and

 

  (ii)          if such final distribution is made on such Distribution Date, no interest shall accrue on such Certificate from and after the Interest Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.

 

(f)          Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice not all of such Certificates shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator may, directly or through an agent, take appropriate steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. All such amounts shall be held by the Certificate Administrator in trust in accordance herewith until the expiration of a two year period following such second notice, notwithstanding any termination of the Trust. If within two years after the second notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator shall hold all amounts distributable to the Holders thereof for the benefit of such Holders until the earlier of (i) its termination as Certificate Administrator hereunder and the transfer of such amounts to a successor Certificate Administrator and (ii) the termination of the Trust, at which time such amounts shall be distributed to the Depositor. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder or by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.1(f). Any such amounts transferred to the Certificate

 

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Administrator may, but need not be, invested in Permitted Investments and all income and gain realized from investment of such funds shall be for the benefit of the Certificate Administrator. In the event the Certificate Administrator is permitted or required to invest any amounts in Permitted Investments under this Agreement, whether in its capacity as Certificate Administrator or in the event of its assumption of the duties of, or becoming the successor to, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it shall invest such amounts in Permitted Investments under clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Investments.

 

(g)         The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the calculations with respect to distributions from the Trust so long as the Trust has not been terminated in accordance with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no duty to recompile, recalculate or verify the accuracy of information provided to it by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) and, in the absence of manifest error in such information, may conclusively rely upon it.

 

(h)         On each Distribution Date, any Realized Loss shall be allocated to the respective Classes of Principal Balance Certificates in Reverse Sequential Order, in each case until the Certificate Balance of the subject Class has been reduced to zero.

 

Allocations of Realized Losses to the Class LA, Class LB or Class LC Uncertificated Interest shall result in a corresponding reduction in the Notional Balance of the Class X Certificates. Allocations of Realized Losses to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates shall be deemed to result in a corresponding reduction of the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

4.2          Withholding Tax.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Certificateholders that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for any such withholding. In the event the Certificate Administrator withholds any amount from interest payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been entirely distributed to such Certificateholder, and the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholder through a report.

 

Each Beneficial Owner and Certificateholder, by the purchase of a Certificate or its acceptance of a beneficial interest therein, acknowledges that interest on the Certificates will be treated as United States source interest, and, as such, United States withholding tax may apply. Each such Beneficial Owner and Certificateholder further agrees, upon request, to provide any certifications that may be required under applicable law, regulations or procedures to evidence its status for United States withholding tax purposes and understands that if it ceases to satisfy the foregoing requirements or provide requested documentation, payments to it under the Certificates may be subject to United States withholding tax (without any corresponding gross-up). Without limiting the foregoing, if a payment made under this Agreement would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if the recipient of such payment were to fail to comply with FATCA (including the requirements of Code Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b), as applicable), such recipient shall deliver to the Paying Agent, with a copy to each of

 

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the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, at the time or times prescribed by the Code and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Paying Agent or the Trustee, such documentation prescribed by the Code (including as prescribed by Code Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i)) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Paying Agent, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to comply with their respective obligations under FATCA, to determine that such recipient has complied with such recipient’s obligations under FATCA, or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For these purposes, “FATCA” means Section 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or official interpretations thereof (including any revenue ruling, revenue procedure, notice or similar guidance issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service thereunder as a precondition to relief or exemption from taxes under such Sections, regulations and interpretations), any agreements entered into pursuant to Code Section 1471(b)(1), and including any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

4.3          Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Fees.

 

(a)          On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw any Prepayment Fees collected in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, and shall distribute such withdrawn amounts to the Holders of the following Classes of Certificates in the following manner: (i) the Holders of each Class of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates shall be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date an amount of Prepayment Fees with respect to prepayments of the Trust Loan, equal to the product of (a) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates representing principal prepayments in respect of the Trust Loan on such Distribution Date, (b) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment and such Class of Certificates, and (c) the Prepayment Fee collected during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan, (ii) any Prepayment Fee collected during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan remaining after such distributions shall be distributed to the Class X Certificates so long as the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are outstanding (including, if applicable, the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates is reduced to zero), and (iii) on any Distribution Date after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates is reduced to zero, any Prepayment Fee collected during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan shall be distributed to the Class X Certificates. If there is more than one Class of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates entitled to distributions of principal on any particular Distribution Date on which Prepayment Fees are distributable, the aggregate amount of such Prepayment Fee shall be allocated among all such Classes of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates up to, and on a pro rata basis in accordance with, their respective entitlements thereto in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4.3(b).

 

(b)          All Prepayment Fees so distributed shall be deemed to have been distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LA Uncertificated Interest, Class LB Uncertificated Interest, Class LC Uncertificated Interest, Class LD Uncertificated Interest, Class LE Uncertificated Interest and/or Class LF Uncertificated

 

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Interest, pro rata in accordance with their respective Lower-Tier Principal Amounts outstanding immediately prior to the applicable Distribution Date, whether or not any such Uncertificated Interest, as applicable, has received all distributions of interest and principal to which it is entitled.

 

(c)          No Prepayment Fees shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class E, Class F or Class R Certificates.

 

4.4          Statements to Certificateholders.  (a) On each Distribution Date, based in part on information provided by the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and make available pursuant to Section 8.14(b) to any Privileged Person a statement in respect of the distributions on such Distribution Date (a “Distribution Date Statement”) in the form of Exhibit O setting forth:

 

(i)          for each Class of Regular Certificates the amount of the distributions made on such Distribution Date allocable to interest at the Pass-Through Rate and the amount allocable to principal (separately identifying the amount of any principal payments (and specifying the source of such payments)), and the amount of interest paid on Advances from Default Interest and allocable to such Class;

 

(ii)         if the distribution to the Holders of any Class of Certificates is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there were sufficient Certificate Available Funds, the amount of the shortfall allocable to such Class, stating separately the amounts allocable to principal and interest;

 

(iii)        the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance for such Distribution Date;

 

(iv)        the Certificate Balance or Notional Balance, as the case may be, of each Class of Regular Certificates after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Balance, as the case may be, on such Distribution Date;

 

(v)         the principal balance of the Trust Loan and any Companion Loan (in each case including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan) and the Certificate Balance or Notional Balance of each Class of Regular Certificates as of the end of the Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vi)        the aggregate amount of Unscheduled Payments (and the source of such payments) made during the related Collection Period;

 

(vii)       identification of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Special Servicing Loan Event, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under this Agreement, that in any case has been declared as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the end of the immediately preceding calendar month;

 

(viii)      the amount of the servicing compensation (other than the Servicing Fee) paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, separately listing any Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees and any other Borrower charges

 

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retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, and the amount of compensation paid to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, separately listing the Certificate Administrator Fee (which includes the Trustee Fee) and the Special Servicing Fee;

 

(ix)        the number of days the Borrower is delinquent in the event that the Borrower is delinquent at least 30 days and the date upon which any foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;

 

(x)          identification of whether the Property, as of the close of business on the Payment Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date, had become a Foreclosed Property;

 

(xi)        information with respect to any declared bankruptcy of the Borrower;

 

(xii)       as to any item of collateral for the Mortgage Loan released, liquidated or disposed of during the related Collection Period, the identity of such item and the amount of proceeds of any liquidation or other amounts, if any, received therefrom during the related Collection Period;

 

(xiii)      a list of conveyances or transfers of the Property by the Borrower as of the end of the related Collection Period;

 

(xiv)      the aggregate amount of all Advances, if any, not yet reimbursed as of the end of the related Collection Period;

 

(xv)       the amount of any reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances paid to the Servicer during the related Collection Period;

 

(xvi)      an itemized report identifying any Appraisal Reduction Amount;

 

(xvii)     the amount of Default Interest, if any, and late payment charges, if any, paid by the Borrower during the related Collection Period;

 

(xviii)    the aggregate amount of Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses;

 

(xix)       the amount of Prepayment Fees, if any, collected during the related Collection Period and distributed on such Distribution Date to the Holders each Class of the Class X Certificates;

 

(xx)        the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a), as promulgated under the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand to repurchase for breach of the related representations and warranties;

 

(xxi)       the amount of any CREFC® Licensing Fee payable on the related Remittance Date with respect to the related Interest Accrual Period;

 

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(xxii)      an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its affiliates during the related Collection Period to the extent provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

(xxiii)     the amount of any principal prepayment made on any Special Distribution Date occurring during the related Collection Period.

 

The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may agree to enhance the reporting requirements of the Distribution Date Statement without Certificateholder approval, except that during a Control Period, no such enhancement shall, unless required by applicable law, remove any restriction pertaining to the dissemination of Privileged Information (including any Final Asset Status Report and communications between the Special Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative) without the prior written consent of the Controlling Class Representative.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder upon written request to the Certificate Administrator, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion of such year during which such Person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make the Distribution Date Statement available to Privileged Persons on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Certificate Administrator’s obligation to provide such information to the Certificateholders or any other person shall be contingent on the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of such information from the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification. To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Restricted Parties or the Special Servicer, the Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information to the Certificate Administrator shall be contingent on its receipt of such information from the Restricted Parties or the Special Servicer, as applicable. To the extent that information required to be furnished by the Special Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Restricted Parties, the Special Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information shall be contingent upon receipt of its receipt of such information from the Restricted Parties. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information supplied by the Restricted Parties without independent verification.

 

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Section 8.14(b) reports or analyses of net operating income from the Property. Such net operating income reports or analyses shall be prepared pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof by the Servicer in CREFC® format based on the quarterly, annual and periodic statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property obtained by the Servicer from the Restricted Parties.

 

At the reasonable request and authorization by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator may make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person certain other information with respect to the Mortgage Loan (subject to the limitations of Section 3.18) and will provide such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)).

 

In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such information as set forth in Section 8.14(b) herein.

 

4.5          Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum.

 

(a)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons only, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Non-Restricted Privileged Persons may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, or submit questions to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 8.14(b)(ii)(B), the Mortgage Loan or the Property (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 from a Non-Restricted Privileged Person for the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward such Inquiry to the appropriate person at the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (as identified to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), in each case via email within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such Inquiry. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable shall be by email to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate 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 Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, 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 Trust, the Certificateholders and/or any Companion Loan Holder, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering the Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in the waiver of attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to

 

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answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry shall not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that shall not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the Certificate Administrator, 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 Trust and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry that would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the waiver of attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Certificate Administrator, 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 Depositor, the Initial Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Initial Purchasers, Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator 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 Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. No party shall post or otherwise disclose direct communications with the Controlling Class Representative as part of its response to any Inquiries; provided, that the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to review any inquiry or answer received by it for posting to the Investor Q&A Forum to determine if such inquiry or answer contains any such direct communication with the Controlling Class Representative, or otherwise to consult with the party from whom such Inquiry or answer is received to confirm the same, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability in connection with its posting to the Investor Q&A Forum of any Inquiry or answer containing such direct communication. The Investor Q&A Forum shall not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such person is a Non-Restricted Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Q&A Forum.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Beneficial Owner, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall be required to certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its

 

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name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least 45 days from the date of such certification to other registered Certificateholders and registered Beneficial Owners. 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, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within 45 days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate 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 Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)          The Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and any supplemental notices thereto, shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to certain market data providers upon the consent of the Depositor, and upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from such person of a certification in the form of Exhibit N hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically. The Depositor hereby consents to the provision of such information to Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Markit and BlackRock Solutions, and the provision of such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator.

 

(d)          The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit inquiries to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (ii) submit inquiries to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties, (iii) submit requests for loan-level reports and information (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) or (iv) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person, in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email (or other electronic means reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following of receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry and the related response (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product of, any counsel engaged by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii)(A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would

 

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materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email (or other electronic means reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Initial Purchasers, Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates shall certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such person is a Non-Restricted Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool.

 

5.          THE CERTIFICATES

 

5.1          The Certificates.

 

(a)          The Certificates shall be issued in substantially the respective forms set forth as Exhibits A-1 through A-8 hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by-law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

(b)          The Certificates of each Class of Principal Balance Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess of

 

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$100,000. The Class X Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred only in minimum denominations of authorized initial Notional Balance of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(c)          One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

5.2          Form and Registration.  (a) The Regular Certificates of each Class thereof may be sold to Non-U.S. Securities Persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act. Such certificates shall initially be represented by a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”). Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering of the Certificates and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be held through Euroclear, Clearstream or any other Depository Participant. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (a “Regulation S Global Certificate”) in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or a Regulation S Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Global Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph.

 

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(b)          The Regular Certificates of each Class thereof (other than the Class R Certificates) offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by a single, global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Rule 144A Global Certificate” and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificates and the Regulation S Global Certificates, the “Global Certificates”), which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)          The Regular Certificates of each Class thereof that are initially offered and sold in the United States to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not QIBs, the Initial Class F Certificates and the Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners.

 

(d)          Owners of beneficial interests in Global Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depositor advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities or continue as depository with respect to the Global Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor are unable to locate and appoint a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding in a court to enforce the rights of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the related Certificates; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall Definitive Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Global Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Global Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for reregistration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Global Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Global Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement.

 

5.3          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible

 

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for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Regular Certificates of each Class thereof represented by a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, a Regulation S Global Certificate and a Rule 144A Global Certificate, respectively, and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer and (ii) transmitting to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders.

 

(b)          Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article 5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class. No transfer of any Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification.

 

(c)          Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Administrator to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

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(d)          Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, (B) that the Certificate being transferred is not a “restricted security” as defined in Rule 144 under the Act or (C) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)          Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global

 

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Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate (but not the Regulation S Global Certificate) for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)          Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Global Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all

 

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respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Global Certificate and Rule 144A Global Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)          Non-Book Entry Certificate to Global Certificate. If a Holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate, but including an Initial Class F Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate, such Holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such Holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit G-1 hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate), in the form of Exhibit G-2 hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Regulation S Global Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit G-3 hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Rule 144A Global Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled.

 

(h)          No Exchanges of Global Certificates to Non-Book Entry Certificates. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates if and when permitted by Section 5.2(d), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Global Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate (or any portion thereof). No Non-Book Entry Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates and the Initial Class F Certificates) were issued in connection with the initial offering of the Certificates.

 

(i)           Other Exchanges. If a Global Certificate is exchanged for Definitive Certificates if and when permitted by Section 5.2(d), then such Definitive Certificates, as well as in all cases the Class R Certificates, may not be transferred unless: (i) the Certificate Registrar received (A) a certificate from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit H-1 to this Agreement and an investment representation letter from the proposed transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit H-2 to this Agreement or (B) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Act, together with the written certification(s) as to the facts

 

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surrounding such transfer from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and/or the proposed transferee on which such opinion of counsel is based (which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust or of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar in their respective capacities as such); or (ii) such transfer is otherwise in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clause (g) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or, except in the case of a transfer of Class R Certificates, Regulation S under the Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar. No Initial Class F Certificates may be transferred unless: (1) such Initial Class F Certificate has been exchanged for an equivalent beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of the Class F Certificates pursuant to Section 5.3(g) and (2) the transferee is a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5.3(c), 5.3(d) or 5.3(g).

 

(j)           Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of clause (e) above.

 

(k)          If Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act or, with respect to Non-Book Entry Certificates, that such Certificates are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(l)           All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(m)         No Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate. Each prospective purchaser or transferee of a Class R Certificate or an ERISA Restricted Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate shall deliver to the transferor, the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, stating that (i) the prospective purchaser or transferee is not a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan or (ii) only in the case of an ERISA Restricted Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate that is not a Class R Certificate, (1) such purchaser or transferee is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined

 

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in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. In addition, no ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or to any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein, unless (i) such purchaser or transferee is an insurance company, (ii) the source of funds used to acquire or hold such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (iii) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. Furthermore, no ERISA Restricted Certificate or Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the fiduciary provisions of ERISA or Code Section 4975 (“Similar Law”), or to any Person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of such plan to acquire such Certificate if its acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate would constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law. Each beneficial owner of a Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate) or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or an entity using assets of a Plan, (ii) in the case of a Certificate other than an ERISA Restricted Certificate, it has acquired and is holding the Offered Certificates in reliance on the Underwriter Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Underwriter Exemption, including that the Offered Certificates must be rated, at the time of acquisition, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by a credit rating agency which meets the requirements of the Underwriter Exemption and that such Offered Certificate is so rated and that it is an Institutional Accredited Investor or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. Each beneficial owner of a Certificate or an interest therein which is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) subject to Similar Law shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Certificate or interest therein that the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate by the purchaser will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(n)          Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)           Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a

 

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Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)          No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the transfer, and such proposed transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, other than in connection with the initial transfer thereof to the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent transfer thereof by the Initial Purchasers to any of their affiliates, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee shall not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee shall not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.3(n) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the preceding clauses (x)(B)(1) or (3) are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for

 

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information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)         The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates, and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

5.4          Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust Fund. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.4, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

5.5          Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 from a Non-Restricted Privileged Person (including a Beneficial Owner or prospective transferee), such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such Non-Restricted Privileged Person.

 

5.6          Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of

 

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Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

Upon the written request of any Certificateholder that (a) has provided an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires the Certificate Administrator to transmit a notice to all Certificateholders stating that such Certificateholder wishes to be contacted by other Certificateholders, setting forth the relevant contact information and briefly stating the reason for the requested contact (a “Special Notice”) and (c) provides a copy of the Special Notice which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, the Certificate Administrator shall post such Special Notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall mail such Special Notice to all Certificateholders (other than any Certificateholder that is the Borrower, an Affiliate of the Borrower or the Property Manager or an agent of one or more of the foregoing) at their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register. The costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator associated with delivering any such Special Notice shall be borne by the party requesting such Special Notice. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such Special Notice to Certificateholders, regardless of the information set forth in such Special Notice.

 

5.7          Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Global Transaction Services - 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Borrower of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

6.          THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

 

6.1          Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

6.2          Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity

 

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under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

Any Person into which the Servicer or the Special Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the servicing business of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall be the successor of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Servicer or Special Servicer 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; provided, however, that such successor or surviving Person would not cause the then current rating on any of the Certificates to be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn by any of the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation delivered to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Servicer or the Special Servicer is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer, such Person shall not be required to comply with any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation or similar confirmation from any Rating Agency.

 

6.3          Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, actions taken or not taken at the direction of Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holders, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such other Person against any breach of warranties or representations made by it herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, Affiliates or agents may reasonably rely on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or other “controlling persons” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (“Controlling Persons”), shall be indemnified by the Trust (and, pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement, by any Companion Loan Holder) and held harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Property, or the Certificates (except as any such claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses shall be otherwise reimbursable and reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement), other than any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and

 

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related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by it in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification shall survive the termination or resignation of the Depositor, Servicer or the Special Servicer. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or application by the Certificate Administrator of any funds remitted to the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Distribution Account or any account (other than the Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account and any other account maintained by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to this Agreement) maintained by the Certificate Administrator or otherwise on behalf of the Trustee (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity).

 

In addition, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability with respect to, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely as to the truth of the statements made and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein on, any certificates or opinions furnished to such Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement. To the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may rely in good faith on information provided to it by the other parties hereto (unless the provider and the recipient of such information are the same Person or Affiliates) and by the Borrower and shall have no duty to investigate or verify the accuracy thereof.

 

(b)          The Depositor shall not be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement. The Depositor may, but shall not be obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement. In addition, in no event shall the Depositor be obligated to cause any party to perform or comply with the obligations to remit the CREFC® Licensing Fee to CREFC® (as described in Section 3.4(c)), to report any such CREFC® Licensing Fee so paid (as described in Section 4.4(a)) or to make available any Distribution Date Statement to any person (including, without limitation, CREFC®) (as described in Section 3.21).

 

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individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon its request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

6.4          Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer. (a) In connection with any resignation permitted pursuant to Sections 6.4(b) or in connection with the sale or transfer of a substantial portion of their mortgage servicing or asset management portfolio, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may resign and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement to any Person or to an entity, provided that:

 

(i)           the Person accepting such assignment and delegation (A) shall be an established mortgage finance institution, bank or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, and authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the Mortgage Loan, (B) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement; provided, however, to the extent such agreement modifies in any respect any of the covenants, terms or conditions in this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Trustee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (C) shall make such representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as provided in Section 2.5, and (D)(x) during any Control Period, with respect to the Servicer is reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Class Representative or, with respect to the Special Servicer, has been appointed by the Controlling Class Representative, (y) during any Consultation Period, is reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Class Representative, the Depositor and the Trustee, and (z) during any Consultation Termination Period, is reasonably acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee;

 

(ii)          Rating Agency Confirmation has been received;

 

(iii)         the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation under this Section 6.4(a);

 

(iv)         the rate at which any servicing compensation (or any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate specified herein; and

 

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(v)          the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, and the Rating Agencies for any reasonable expenses of such assignment, resignation, sale or transfer.

 

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and acceptance of such assignment, such Person shall be the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.4(a) and 6.4(b), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, during any Control Period and any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative. No resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement shall become effective until the Trustee or another successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2; provided that, during any Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative may appoint a successor special servicer in accordance with the Section 7.1(d).

 

If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 6.4 as successor to the resigning Servicer, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that the Trustee’s or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below the market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning Servicer other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 6.4, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 6.4.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not be a Borrower Restricted Party with respect to the Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is or becomes a Borrower Restricted Party with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall immediately notify the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, during any Control Period and any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative of such disqualification and the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it. No resignation by the Special Servicer under this Section 6.4(c) shall become effective until the Trustee or another successor Special Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2; provided that, during any Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative (as long as it is not a Borrower Restricted Party) may appoint a successor Special Servicer in accordance with the Section 7.1(d).

 

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6.5          Policies and Procedures.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its respective business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, making Investment Decisions (such divisions and individuals, “Investment Personnel”) shall not obtain Confidential Information from the divisions and individuals of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (such divisions and individuals, “Servicing Personnel”), under this Agreement, and the Servicing Personnel shall not obtain information regarding investments from Investment Personnel. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall represent that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by it, between its Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and its Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from such Servicing Personnel to such Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding investments from Investment Personnel to Servicing Personnel. The senior management each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, and/or its affiliate (consisting of the person who heads CMBS servicing at it and management personnel of it and/or its affiliates who report (directly or indirectly) to such person) who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions, nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing decisions or strategies or otherwise affect the manner in which the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, performs its servicing duties. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be required to maintain procedures that are designed to result in compliance with such policies. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of information or reports as required by, and in accordance with, this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5.

 

The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall afford the Trustee (on behalf of the Certificateholders), and the Depositor, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours access to all non-confidential, non-proprietary records, including those in electronic form, documentation, records or any other information regarding the Mortgage Loan that are in its possession or control hereunder and access to its officers responsible therefor. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer and the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

6.6          Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor.

 

(a)          Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based

 

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upon (i) a breach of any material representation or warranty by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, or any breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, of its obligations to the Trust or the Certificateholders under this Agreement (other than delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control, including, but not limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots and acts of war) or (ii) negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor (each, in such indemnifying capacity and for purposes of this Section 6.6(b), an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify the Trust, each Companion Loan Holder and each of (other than itself) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent or Controlling Person of (other than itself) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each, in such indemnified capacity and for purposes of this Section 6.6(b), an “Indemnified Party”), and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with any legal action related to such Indemnifying Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) that the applicable Indemnified Party, may sustain arising from or as a result of the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder by such Indemnifying Party other than any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any of such Indemnified Party’s duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or resignation of the Indemnifying Party hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence (as it may apply to any payments made hereunder to the Trust), the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for any payment made by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 6.6(b); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.6(b) shall deprive the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 6.3. Any expenses incurred or indemnification payments made by the Indemnifying Party shall be reimbursed by the party so paid or which received the benefit of such payment, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final, non-appealable judgment that the Indemnifying Party was not culpable or was found not to have acted with negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with the conduct in question.

 

7.          SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE; TRUSTEE AS MAKER OF ADVANCES

 

7.1          Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events.

 

(a)          “Servicer Termination Event,” or “Special Servicer Termination Event” wherever used herein with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be,

 

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means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)           any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to remit any payment required to be made or remitted by it (other than Advances described under clause (ii) below) when required to be remitted under the terms of this Agreement unless cured by (A) 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the first Business Day following the date on which such remittance was required to be made other than with respect to any obligation of the Special Servicer and (B) close of business on the first Business Day following the date on which such remittance was required to be made with respect to any obligation of the Special Servicer;

 

(ii)          any failure of the Servicer (a) to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, (b) to make any Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, or (c) to make any Property Protection Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and such failure continues unremedied for ten Business Days (or such shorter period (not less than one Business Day) as would prevent a lapse in insurance or a delinquent payment of real estate taxes or ground rents) following the date on which the Servicer receives notice thereof;

 

(iii)         any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and Trustee by the Holders of Principal Balance Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Principal Balance Certificates or, if affected thereby, by any Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, that with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such 30-day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have an additional cure period of 30 days to effect such cure so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period, and is continuing to diligently pursue, such cure;

 

(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 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 applicable, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of

 

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60 days; provided, however, with respect to any such decree or order that cannot be discharged, dismissed or stayed within such 60 day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have an additional period of 30 days to effect such discharge, dismissal or stay so long as it has commenced proceedings to have such decree or order dismissed, discharged or stayed within the initial 60 day period and has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such discharge, dismissal or stay;

 

(v)          the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

(vi)         the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, 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;

 

(vii)        the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is removed from S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, and is not restored to such status on such list within 60 days;

 

(viii)       DBRS has (1) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more Classes of Certificates, or (2) placed one or more Classes of Certificates 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 DBRS within 60 days) and, in the case of either of clauses (1) or (2), cited servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action;

 

(ix)         a Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities, or (B) placed one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Companion Loan Rating Agency within 60 days of such event); or

 

(x)          so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to Exchange Act reporting requirements, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or a primary servicer, subservicer or servicing function participant (such entity, the “Sub-Servicing Entity”) retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer fails to deliver the items required to be delivered by this Agreement to enable such Other Securitization Trust to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act within the timeframe set forth for delivery in Article 13 (including any applicable notice and cure period) (and any Sub-

 

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Servicing Entity that defaults in accordance with this clause (x) will be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

 

provided, however, that in the event that the Servicer is terminated solely by reason of a Servicer Termination Event described in clause (vii), (viii) or (ix) above, the Servicer shall, subject to the terms and provisions of Section 7.2(b), have a limited right to receive the proceeds from any cash offer for the servicing rights by a successor Servicer (net of the Trustee’s “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such offer and accomplishing the servicing transfer).

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, the Trustee shall upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer promptly notify the Certificate Administrator in writing and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (ii) provide such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (iii) provide notice to the Companion Loan Holders, and (iv) provide notice to the Certificateholders by mail, to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register, unless the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall have been cured or waived. For avoidance of doubt, (i) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Special Servicer Termination Event and (ii) the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Servicer Termination Event. In no event will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have knowledge of or be aware of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received written notice of, or has actual knowledge of, such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event .

 

(c)          If a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either (i) the Trustee may, or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates having at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Principal Balance Certificates or, if affected thereby, any Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to the Servicer or Special Servicer under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to indemnification under this Agreement), and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (ix) and/or (x) of Section 7.1(a) only has an adverse effect on a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, but has no adverse effect on the Trust Loan, the Certificateholders or a rating on any of the Certificates, then (A) the

 

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Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be terminated by the Trustee pursuant to clause (i) above of this sentence or upon the written direction of the Holders of Certificates pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence, and (B) (x) with respect to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (x) of Section 7.1(a), the related Other Depositor or (y) with respect to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (ix) of Section 7.1(a), the related affected Companion Loan Holder, shall be able to require termination of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence. Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such termination or appointment, and the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as possible, post such written notice thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and provide the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, give written notice of such termination to the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificateholders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware. Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as possible, post such notice thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and provide the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, give written notice to the Companion Loan Holders, the Depositor and the Certificateholders by mail to the addresses set forth in the Certificate Registrar. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware. During any Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative shall have the right to select the successor Special Servicer following any Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)          During any Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative shall have the right to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer at any time when the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination), upon at least three Business Days’ prior notice, with or without cause, and the Controlling Class Representative shall have the right to, and shall, appoint a successor Special Servicer who shall execute and deliver to the other parties hereto an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, whereby the successor Special Servicer agrees to assume and perform punctually the duties of the Special Servicer specified in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Class Representative shall have obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency as to the proposed successor Special Servicer prior to the termination of the existing Special Servicer and delivered it to the Trustee. The Special Servicer shall not be terminated pursuant to this subsection (d) until a successor Special Servicer shall have been appointed. The Controlling Class Representative shall pay any costs and expenses incurred by the Trust in connection with the removal and appointment of a Special Servicer pursuant to this subsection (d) (unless such removal is based on any of the events or circumstances set forth in Section 7.1(a)). During any Consultation

 

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Period and any Consultation Termination Period, upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer with a proposed successor Special Servicer that is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer, (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, (iii) delivery by such holders to the certificate administrator (if any) and the trustee for each Other Securitization Trust (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the appointment of such new special servicer (which Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such holders) and (iv) delivery by such Certificateholders to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to the appointment of such replacement Special Servicer (which confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and by mailing such notice to their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register. Upon the written direction of (A) the Holders of Certificates (other than Class R Certificates) evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum or (B) the Holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights of each Class of Certificates other than the Class X and Class R Certificates (but, for purposes of this clause (B), considering only those Classes of Certificates that have, in each such case, an outstanding Certificate Balance, as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts then allocable to the subject Class of Certificates, equal to or greater than 25% of an amount equal to (1) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates minus (2) payments of principal previously made with respect to such Class of Certificates), the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor Special Servicer designated by such Certificateholders (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination); provided, that if such written direction is not provided within 180 days of the initial request for a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer, then such written direction shall have no force and effect. The provisions set forth in the foregoing sentences of this subsection (d) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of solely the Certificateholders and the Trustee as between each other. The Special Servicer shall not have any cause of action based upon or arising from any breach or alleged breach of such provisions, provided that the Special Servicer shall maintain its rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances (and Advance Interest) and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination and shall maintain any cause of action based upon any breach of such rights, if applicable. As between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Special Servicer. The Holders of the Certificates that initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the removal and replacement of the Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may access such notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that each Certificateholder may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

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(e)          In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Trustee shall notify the outgoing Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the effective date of its termination, and the Trustee (the “Terminating Party”) shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (the “Terminated Party”) (with a copy to the Borrower), terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Terminated Party may have hereunder as a Certificateholder and any rights or obligations that expressly survive the termination of the Terminated Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the right to receive all amounts that continue to be payable to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 notwithstanding any such termination). On or after the receipt by the Terminated Party of such written notice, subject to the foregoing, all of its authority and power under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (except that the Terminated Party shall retain its rights as a Certificateholder in the event and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) or the Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Terminating Party pursuant to and under this Section (absent the appointment of an alternative successor, and such successor’s assumption of obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, in the case of the Special Servicer, a successor designated by the Controlling Class Representative during any Control Period) and, without limitation, the Terminating Party is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Terminated Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loan and related documents, or otherwise. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, each agrees that, in the event it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, or resigns under Section 6.4(b), to promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) provide, at its own expense, the Terminating Party (which term shall include for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(e), the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) with all documents and records in its possession or under its control relating to the Mortgage Loan or the Property necessary or appropriate to enable the Terminating Party to assume its functions hereunder, and to reasonably cooperate with the Terminating Party and the successor to its responsibilities hereunder in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or the Terminating Party, as applicable, for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(e), the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) to the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property Account or shall thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and shall promptly provide the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (which may include the Trustee), as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it, such documents and records to be provided in such form as the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall reasonably request (including electronic form, to the extent such form is available to the Terminated Party), to enable it to assume the function of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. All reasonable costs

 

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and expenses of the Terminating Party or the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage Loan File to the Terminating Party or to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Terminated Party upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. If the Terminated Party has not reimbursed the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided that the Terminated Party shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Special Servicer is terminated without cause pursuant to this Section 7.1, all costs and expenses incurred or payable by the terminated Special Servicer under this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Holders requesting such termination.

 

7.2          Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.

 

(a)          On and after the time the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.1, or resigns pursuant to Section 6.4(b), the Terminating Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer including a successor appointed under Section 6.4(a)) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) shall, unless prohibited by-law, be the successor to the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) in all respects under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Terminated Party by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Terminating Party (or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) shall have responsibilities, duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Terminated Party and (ii) any failure to perform, or delay in performing, such duties or responsibilities caused by the Terminated Party’s failure to provide, or delay in providing, records, tapes, disks, information or monies or failure to cooperate as required by this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Terminating Party or such successor hereunder. The Trustee, as successor Servicer, and any other successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be indemnified to the full extent provided to the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the Servicer’s termination. The appointment of a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any liability of the Terminated Party that may have arisen prior to its termination as such and shall not affect any indemnification to which the Terminated Party is entitled arising out of its having been the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Terminating Party shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Terminated Party herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the Terminated Party or for any losses incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment by the Terminated Party nor shall the Terminating Party or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer be required to purchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder. None of the Trustee, the Terminating Party, the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer shall have any responsibility nor shall any of them be in default hereunder or incur any liability for any failure, error, malfunction or any delay in carrying out any of its duties under this Agreement

 

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if any such failure or delay results from the Trustee, the Terminating Party, successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer acting in accordance with information prepared or supplied by any other Person or the failure of any such Person to prepare or provide such information. None of the Trustee, the Terminating Party, the successor Servicer or the successor Special Servicer shall have any responsibility, shall be in default or shall incur any liability (i) for any failure to act by any third party, including the predecessor Servicer, the predecessor Special Servicer, the current Servicer or Special Servicer (if the successor is not succeeding to such capacities), the Depositor or the Trustee or for any inaccuracy or omission in a notice or communication received by the successor from any third party or (ii) which is due to or results from the invalidity, unenforceability of the Mortgage Loan, Mortgage Loan Agreement or any other agreement under applicable law; provided that nothing herein shall in any way diminish the duty of the Terminated Party to perform its obligations under Section 7.1(e). As compensation therefor, the Terminating Party as successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loan that accrues after the date of the Terminating Party’s succession to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder and, in the case of a successor Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee, to the extent provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Holders of Principal Balance Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Principal Balance Certificates so request in writing to the Trustee, or the Trustee is not approved by the Rating Agencies as a Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation, or if the Rating Agencies do not provide written confirmation that the succession of the Trustee as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of the Certificates, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established loan servicing institution reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee the appointment for which a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, as the successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. No appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder shall be effective until the assumption by such successor of all the Terminated Party’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by-law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in the applicable capacity as herein above provided. Any appointment or succession by the Trustee to the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder shall be subject to the Controlling Class Representative’s right to replace the Special Servicer during any Control Period. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loan as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party hereunder, except that if no successor to the Terminated Party can be obtained to perform the obligations of such Terminated Party hereunder, additional amounts shall be paid to such successor and such amounts in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer (as applicable), the Special Servicer (as applicable) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

 

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If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 7.2 as successor to the resigning Servicer or terminated Servicer, as the case may be, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that the Trustee’s or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below the market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning Servicer or terminated Servicer, as the case may be, other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 7.2, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 7.2.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) of this Agreement, if a Servicer receives a notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.1(a)(vii), Section 7.1(a)(viii) or Section 7.1(a)(ix) and the terminated Servicer provides the Trustee with the appropriate “request for proposal” materials within five Business Days after such termination, then such Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer, if requested to do so by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall promptly thereafter (using such “request for proposal” materials provided by the terminated Servicer) solicit good faith bids for the rights to be the successor Servicer under this Agreement from at least three Persons qualified to act as successor Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.4 and this Section 7.2 for which the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation (any such Person so qualified, a “Qualified Bidder”) or, if three Qualified Bidders cannot be located, then from as many Persons as the Trustee can determine are Qualified Bidders; provided, however, that (i) at the Trustee’s request, the terminated Servicer shall supply the Trustee with the names of Persons from whom to solicit such bids; and (ii) the Trustee shall not be responsible if less than three or no Qualified Bidders submit bids for the right to be the successor Servicer under this Agreement. The Trustee shall have no obligation and shall have no liability or responsibility for the information in the bid materials. The bid proposal shall require any Successful Bidder (as defined below), as a condition of such bid, to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to agree to be bound by the terms hereof, within 45 days after the receipt by the terminated Servicer of a notice of termination. The Trustee shall solicit bids (i) on the basis of such successor Servicer entering into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan at a sub-servicing fee rate per annum equal to the Retained Servicing Fee Rate (each, a “Servicing-Retained Bid”) and (ii) on the basis of having no obligation to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer (each, a “Servicing-Released Bid”). The Trustee shall select the Qualified Bidder with the highest cash Servicing-Retained Bid (or, if none, the highest cash Servicing Released Bid) (the “Successful Bidder”) to act as successor Servicer hereunder. The Successful Bidder shall enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (and, if the successful bid was a Servicing-Retained Bid, to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer as contemplated above), no later than 45 days after the termination of the terminated Servicer. Upon the assignment and acceptance of the servicing rights hereunder to and by the Successful Bidder, and upon the payment of the proceeds by the Successful Bidder to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall remit or cause to be remitted to the terminated Servicer the amount of such cash bid received from the Successful Bidder (net of “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such bid and transferring servicing).

 

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Section 7.2(b) above to the extent reasonably necessary to appoint a successor other than itself or an Affiliate.

 

7.3          Notification to Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

 

(a)          Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.1 or appointment of a successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as practicable, give written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

 

(b)          Within 30 days after the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates and to the Depositor and to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) (in electronic form reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) notice of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, unless the Certificate Administrator shall have received notice that such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall have been cured or waived.

 

7.4          Other Remedies of Trustee. During the continuance of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, or so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in Section 7.1, shall have the right, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filing of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). In such event, the legal fees, expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from the Collection Account. 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 or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

7.5          Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 66 and 2/3% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Principal Balance Certificates (and, if affected by the related default, the Companion Loan Holders) may, on behalf of all Certificateholders (and the Companion Loan Holders) and upon adequate indemnification of the Trustee by the requesting Holders of Certificates, waive any default by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default in making any required deposits (including Monthly Interest Payment Advances) to or payments from the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or any Foreclosed Property

 

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Account or in remitting payments as received, in each case in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and the related Servicer Termination Event or Special 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 related thereto.

 

7.6          Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances, the Trustee shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3.23 of this Agreement, perform such obligations (w) within five Business Days (or such shorter period (but not less than one Business Day) as may be required, if applicable, to avoid any lapse in insurance coverage required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement with respect to the Property or to avoid any foreclosure or similar action with respect to the Property by reason of failure to pay real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents or governmental charges) of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtaining knowledge of such failure by the Servicer with respect to Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and (x) by 12:00 noon New York time on the related Distribution Date with respect to Monthly Interest Payment Advances. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Advance Interest Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder and further subject to the Trustee’s standard of good faith judgment); provided, however, if Advances made by the Trustee and the Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Servicer for such Advances and interest accrued thereon. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given by the Servicer with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

8.          THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

8.1          Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder. In case a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.4, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee in the exercise of such right. The Certificate

 

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Administrator undertakes to perform at all times such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no permissive right of the Certificate Administrator shall be construed as a duty and the Certificate Administrator shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator in the exercise of such right. The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Mortgage Lender’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)          Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein; provided, however, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of any such aforementioned document furnished by any other party hereto, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may or may not act upon same.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 8.3, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, its failure to perform its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however:

 

(i)           no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

 

(ii)          neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such Responsible Officer was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

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(iii)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;

 

(iv)        neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be charged with knowledge of any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations under this Agreement or of the occurrence of any of the events referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates;

 

(v)          neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(vi)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be obligated to investigate whether any information provided to or received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Certificates is required to maintained on a confidential basis; and

 

(vii)        for all purposes under this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action with respect to, or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or shall have received written notice thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice and such actual knowledge otherwise obtained, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable may conclusively assume that there is no Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)          None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any

 

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of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except, with respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible and shall have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided, further, that in any such capacity the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.

 

8.2          Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1:

 

(i)           each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, auditor’s certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)          each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and accountants, and any written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;

 

(iii)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

 

(iv)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

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(v)          prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing or waiver of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, that may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein (except as specifically required by this Agreement) or to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates; provided, however, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by either party in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) in the event that such investigation relates to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, if such an event shall have occurred and is continuing, and otherwise by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

 

(vi)        each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys selected by it with due care but shall not be relieved of its obligations by virtue of the use of any such agent or attorney;

 

(vii)        no provision of this Agreement or of the Certificates shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it;

 

(viii)       the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds made by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement other than as set forth in Section 3.8 (and other than investments made with the Certificate Administrator as an obligor on such investments in its individual commercial capacity);

 

(ix)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its duties hereunder;

 

(x)          neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder.

 

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(b)          Following the Closing Date, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund not specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)          All rights or actions under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be enforced by such party without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)          In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, 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 to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

8.3          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates or the Mortgage Loan. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than its execution of this Agreement), the Certificates or of the Mortgage Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action or failure to take any action by the Loan Seller under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with any failure of the Loan Seller to properly prepare each of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C) and (G) of the definition of Mortgage Loan File in Section 2.1(b), and the Trustee shall not be required to take any action in connection with such action or failure of the Loan Seller (except to the extent otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement). The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure of any action by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, ownership, title, recordability, collectability, suitability, genuineness, validity or enforceability of any of the Mortgage or Collateral Security Documents or the Mortgage Loan, or the perfection, sufficiency and priority of any of the Mortgage or Collateral Security Documents or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the efficacy of the Trust or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the existence, condition and ownership of the Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon; the validity of the assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust; the performance or

 

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enforcement of the Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, respectively, pursuant to Section 7.2 and then only to the extent of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder); the compliance by the Depositor, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Special Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document prior to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, receipt of notice or other discovery of any noncompliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity); the failure of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer to act or perform any duties required of it hereunder; or any action by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator taken at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than with respect to the Trustee, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer); provided, however, the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement. Except with respect to a claim based on the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct (or such other standard of care as may be provided herein with respect to any particular matter), no recourse shall be had for any claim based on any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates, the Mortgage, the Property, the Collateral Security Documents or the Mortgage Loan or assignment thereof against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their individual capacity, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not have any personal obligation, liability or duty whatsoever to any Certificateholder or any other Person with respect to any such claim, and any such claim shall be asserted solely against the Trust or any indemnitor who shall furnish indemnity as provided in this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statements in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement (unless, with respect to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer or Special Servicer). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust or any funds in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any account maintained by or on behalf of the Servicer (except to the extent that the Collection Account is held by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their commercial capacities), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their commercial capacities).

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, by reason of the action or inaction of a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or agents shall have any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, for actions taken or not taken at the direction of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders or for errors in judgment; provided, however, this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person

 

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against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable. Except with respect to any fidelity bond required pursuant to Section 8.6, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will not be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its duties under this Agreement. In no event will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement due to force majeure or acts of God, nor will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, be liable for punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or Controlling Persons shall be indemnified pursuant to Section 3.4(c) out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, and held harmless against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, demands, foreclosures, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees, liabilities or expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs, liabilities or expenses incurred in connection with or related to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s performance of their respective powers and duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, performance under Section 8.1 hereof); provided, however, this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against, or provide any of them indemnification for, any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person. The indemnification provided hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the termination of this Agreement. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall be responsible for its acts or failure to act as Servicer and/or the Special Servicer during the time the Trustee is serving as such pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein,, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee will have any duty (except, with respect to the Trustee, in the capacity as a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer) (A) to see to any recording, filing or depositing of any agreement or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or to any re-recording, refiling or redepositing thereof, (B) to see to any insurance, and (C) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, reasonably believed by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

8.4          Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in their individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights, powers, and privileges as it would have if they were not the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

8.5          Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable

 

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to the Trustee), payable pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s sole form of compensation (unless otherwise set forth herein) for all services rendered by each entity in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereunder. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), provided such cost would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or which is expressly the responsibility of a Certificateholder or Certificateholders hereunder, all of which reimbursements to be paid from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, however, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall refuse to perform any of their obligations hereunder solely as a result of the failure to be paid any fees and expenses (a) so long as payment of such fees and expenses are reasonably assured to it, or (b) to the extent that the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, obligations hereunder are expressly contingent upon the receipt of an indemnity from the Certificateholders, that it has received such indemnity. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Servicer with an invoice, on or prior to each Payment Date, setting forth the actual expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder for which it seeks payment or reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for an expense incurred under this Agreement in connection with the performance of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties hereunder unless such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

8.6          Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance. (a) Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a Qualified Certificate Administrator or Qualified Trustee, as applicable, and shall not be an Affiliate of the Borrower, any Approved Mezzanine Loan Borrower or the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.2). In addition, the Trustee shall satisfy the requirements for a trustee contemplated by clause (a)(4)(i) of Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. If a corporation, association or trust company publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not

 

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impose such a tax. In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7.

 

(b)          Each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee 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 Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, directors, officers and employees acting on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided, that if the unsecured long-term debt of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, is not rated at least “A-” by S&P and “A” by DBRS, then the claims paying ability of the insurer under such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A-” by S&P and “A” by DBRS. Such insurance policy shall protect the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 8.6(b), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as its (or its immediate or remote parent’s) is rated at least “A-” by S&P (or, if not rated by S&P, an equivalent rating by another NRSRO or rated no lower than “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.).

 

8.7          Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created (i) by giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor, each Initial Purchaser, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Trustee), the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and by mailing notice of resignation by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register, not less than 60 days before the date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and (ii) only upon acceptance by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Depositor in accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.6. Upon receipt of such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the appointment of which would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal by the Rating Agencies of the then-current ratings assigned to the Certificates, as evidenced by a written confirmation from each Rating Agency, in triplicate, which written confirmation shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, and to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate

 

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Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

If at any time any of the following occur: (x) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 and shall fail to resign after written request for the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s resignation by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (y) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator materially defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (z) if at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of action, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of either of their property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Depositor may remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an authorized officer of the Depositor, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one copy to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, may at any time remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorney-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instrument or instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor (with a copy to the Servicer and the Special Servicer), one complete set to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the successor(s) so appointed. Notice of any removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be given to the Rating Agencies (through the successor 17g-5 Information Provider’s website, as applicable) and the Initial Purchasers by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. No removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be effective until all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and Advances (including interest thereon) to which it is entitled have been paid to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in full; provided that, if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated by the Depositor pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, or if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated with cause by the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Voting Rights of all Certificates as provided above in this paragraph, then the terminated party shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including those incurred by the other parties hereto (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees of counsel)) to transfer the rights and obligations of the terminated party to a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable; and provided, further, that if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated without cause by the Holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights of all Certificates as provided above in this paragraph, then such Holders will be required to pay all the reasonable costs and expenses of the terminated part necessary to effect the transfer of the rights and obligations of the terminated party to a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable.

 

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Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.

 

8.8          Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator. Any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor trustee or certificate administrator an instrument (i) accepting such appointment hereunder and (ii) making the representations and warranties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Sections 2.3 and 2.4, respectively, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or certificate administrator herein. The predecessor Certificate Administrator shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the successor Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan File and related documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, subject, however, to the payment of all amounts due to the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement.

 

No successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 and its appointment shall not result in the qualification, downgrading, or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of the Certificates (prior to the resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator).

 

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator as provided in this Section, the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Companion Loan Holders and the Borrower.

 

No Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or of any predecessor or successor Trustee certificate administrator, as applicable, hereunder.

 

8.9          Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as

 

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applicable, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, provided that (i) such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding and (ii) Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been delivered to such Person.

 

8.10        Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Property may at the time be located or in which any action of the Trustee may be required to be performed or taken, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, by an instrument in writing signed by it or them, may appoint one or more individuals or corporations approved by the Trustee to act as separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees, acting jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of the Property, to the full extent that local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee acting jointly with the Trustee to act. The fees and expenses of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

(b)          The Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by the legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully conferring such title, rights or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall be vested with such title to the Property or any part thereof, and with such rights, powers, duties and obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee, or the Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the Trustee subject to all the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be. Any separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing, constitute the Trustee, its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise all discretion on its behalf and in its, her or his name. In the event that any such separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to the Property and all assets, property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by-law, vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor is appointed.

 

(c)          All provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall extend to and apply to each separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10, and to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator in each capacity that it may assume hereunder, including, without limitation, its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian and 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable.

 

(d)          Every co-trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by-law, be appointed and act and the Trustee shall act, subject to the following

 

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provisions and conditions: (i) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such co-trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such co-trustee or separate trustees except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Trustee; and (iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustees hereunder.

 

If, at any time, the Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order to conform to any such law, the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any co-trustee or separate trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee by the Trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities in any way or to any degree.

 

(e)          Any request, approval or consent in writing by the Trustee to any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action as may be so required, approved or consented to.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.10, the powers of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Trustee hereunder, and such co-trustee or separate trustee shall meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

 

8.11        Appointment of Authenticating Agent. (a) The Certificate Administrator may appoint an agent or agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator to authenticate Certificates (each such agent, an “Authenticating Agent”), and Certificates so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Certificate Administrator hereunder. Wherever a reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication and delivery of Certificates by the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Administrator’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall, at all times, be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such law to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $15,000,000, authorized under such laws to do trust business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent 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, an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent

 

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shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section. The initial Authenticating Agent shall be the Certificate Administrator.

 

(b)          Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Section.

 

(c)          An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days’ advance written notice thereof to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

 

8.12        Trustee and Certificate Administrator Indemnification; Third-Party Claims.

 

(a)          Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust, out of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) specifically required to be borne by the party seeking indemnification, without right of reimbursement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (ii) incurred in connection with any legal action or claim against the party seeking indemnification, resulting from any breach on the part of that party of a representation or warranty made in this Agreement; or (iii) incurred in connection with any legal action or claim against the party seeking indemnification, resulting from any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of that party in the performance of its obligations or duties under this Agreement or negligent disregard of such obligations or duties. The Trust shall pay, from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4, all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. The indemnification

 

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provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

(b)          Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each, in such indemnifying capacity and for purposes of this Section 8.12(b), an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify the Trust and each of (other than itself) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent or Controlling Person of any of the foregoing Persons (each, in such indemnified capacity and for purposes of this Section 8.12(b), an “Indemnified Party”), and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with any legal action related to such Indemnifying Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) that the applicable Indemnified Party, may sustain arising from or as a result of the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder by such Indemnifying Party other than any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any of such Indemnified Party’s duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or resignation of the Indemnifying Party hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence (as it may apply to any payments made hereunder to the Trust), the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for any payment made by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 8.12(b); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.12(b) shall deprive (i) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 8.12(a), or (ii) the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 6.3. Any expenses incurred or indemnification payments made by the Indemnifying Party shall be reimbursed by the party so paid or which received the benefit of such payment, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final, non-appealable judgment that the Indemnifying Party was not culpable or was found not to have acted with negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with the conduct in question.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the 17g-5 Information Provider of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the 17g-5 Information Provider in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement

 

8.13        Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information. In connection with any Distribution Date and a voluntary prepayment or the payment at maturity by the Borrower of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall report the amount of such prepayment or payment to the Depository based on information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance

 

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on notices received from the Borrower. In the event of any inconsistencies in payments or prepayments made by the Borrower with the previously delivered notices by the Borrower, all costs and expenses incurred as a result of a failure by the Borrower to make any such payments or prepayment, shall be paid by the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement provided that the amount of payment reported to the Depository by the Certificate Administrator was consistent with the information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer. If the Borrower fail to do so, such costs and expenses shall be reimbursed to the Certificate Administrator and to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any inability or delay of the Depository to make a distribution as a result of such inconsistencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depository on the Remittance Date or as soon as reasonably possible of any such inconsistencies.

 

8.14        Access to Certain Information. (a) The Certificate Administrator (or, in the case of clause (i), the Trustee) shall afford or cause to be afforded to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person (other than the Rating Agencies) and to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loan or the other assets of the Trust that are in its possession or within its control, including without limitation:

 

(i)           the Mortgage Loan files, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments to the terms of the Mortgage Loan entered into or consented to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf);

 

(ii)          the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificates Administrator for the Property, and

 

(iii)         all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which environmental testing revealed any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any Environmental Law, or which revealed an environmental condition present at the Property requiring further investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean up, or remediation.

 

Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable.

 

Prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the Certificate Administrator, Brookfield GP shall have access to all the reports and information as set forth in this Section 8.14(a). Following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, Brookfield GP shall not be deemed a Privileged Person (other than for purposes of receiving the Distribution Date Statement) and the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, shall not afford or

 

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cause to be afforded to Brookfield GP access to any documentation as set forth in this Section 8.14(a).

 

The Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide copies of the items described in this Section 8.14(a) above upon reasonable written request to the Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may require payment for the reasonable costs and expenses of providing the copies and may also require a confirmation executed by the requesting Person, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, to the effect that the Person making the request is a Beneficial Owner or prospective purchaser of Certificates, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating its investment in the Certificates and shall otherwise keep the information confidential. Certificateholders, by the acceptance of their Certificates, shall be deemed to have agreed to keep this information confidential.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons (or, solely in the case of the Distribution Date Statements, all Privileged Persons), via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format to cgcmtcmbs@citicom:

 

(i)           The following “deal documents”:

 

(A)         the Offering Circular and any other disclosure document relating to the Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)          this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date (if any), the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto; and

 

(C)          the CREFC® loan setup file, delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer.

 

(ii)          The following “periodic reports”:

 

(A)         all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.4(b);

 

(B)         all CREFC® Reports (other than the CREFC® loan setup file) prepared by, or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.18(a); and

 

(C)         operating statements and other periodic Property reports provided pursuant to Section 3.18(c) (provided they are received by the Certificate Administrator;.

 

(iii)         The following “additional documents”:

 

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(A)         summaries of any Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10;

 

(B)         all inspection reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22; and

 

(C)         all Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

(iv)         The following “special notices”:

 

(A)         any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1(e);

 

(B)         any notice of termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(c);

 

(C)         any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(D)         any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(d);

 

(E)          any notice of resignation of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7;

 

(F)          any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to or by the Trustee to support its or the Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(G)         any Special Notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.6;

 

(H)         any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1;

 

(I)           all Officers’ Certificates and accountants’ reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date;

 

(J)           notice of any request by the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates to terminate and replace the Special Servicer; and

 

(K)         identification of the commencement of a Consultation Period or a Consultation Termination Period, and of the termination of a Control Period or Consultation Period;

 

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(v)          the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.5(a);

 

(vi)        solely to Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners of Certificates, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.5(b);

 

(vii)       any Annual Statements as to Compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19; and

 

(viii)      any Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the Certificate Administrator on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly following receipt; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall prohibit any Person that is not a Non-Restricted Privileged Person from accessing any information other than the Distribution Date Statements.

 

Prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the Certificate Administrator, Brookfield GP shall have access to all the reports and information made available to such Privileged Persons as set forth in this Section 8.14(b). After the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 to the Certificate Administrator, Brookfield GP shall have access to only the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Rating Agencies and to NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at ratingagencynotice@citi.com, specifically with a subject reference of “225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L” 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:

 

(i)           any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(h);

 

(ii)          any Environmental Reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.12(d);

 

(iii)         any Annual Statements as to Compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19;

 

(iv)        any Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

(v)         any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

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(vi)        any information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies pursuant to Section 3.21(d) (it being understood the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such information as provided in Section 3.21(d));

 

(vii)       any notices to the Rating Agencies relating to the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation as set forth in Section 3.27(a);

 

(viii)      any requests for a Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.27(a);

 

(ix)        all notices of termination, resignation or assignment of rights and duties of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee (and appointments of successors to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) received by the 17g-5 Information Provider;

 

(x)          any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(xi)        any summary of oral communications with the Rating Agencies that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 8.14(d); provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not attribute which Rating Agency the communication was with;

 

(xii)       any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1;

 

(xiii)      notice of final payments on the Certificates;

 

(xiv)       the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool pursuant to Section 4.5(d); and

 

(xv)        any notice of amendment of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 17 of such Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post the foregoing information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website on the same Business Day of receipt of such information if received by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, or, if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, and shall, promptly following the posting of such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, notify, or cause the notification of, (i) each registered Rating Agency and other NRSRO and (ii) upon request, the party that delivered such item to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in each case by electronic mail of the posting of such information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (provided that if the Servicer or Special Servicer has registered for access to the 17g-5

 

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Information Provider’s Website, such party will automatically receive notification when such item has been posted and no request shall be required).

 

Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the 17g-5 Information Provider shall have any 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 Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable, may remove it from the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider have obtained nor shall any of them be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator. Access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to (i) the Rating Agencies upon registration at the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website as a user thereof and (ii) other NRSROs upon registration at the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website as a user thereof and upon receipt by the 17g-5 Information Provider of an NRSRO Certification. If a NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access will be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day provided such request is made (and, in the case of a NRSRO that is not a Rating Agency, a NRSRO Certification is submitted to the 17g-5 Information Provider) prior to 2:00 p.m., New York time on such Business Day, or if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the following Business Day. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall permit each Rating Agency to submit multiple email addresses for receipt of notices, including a general email address; provided, that each email address so provided shall be associated with a registered user of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to promptly notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted thereto. In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assume no responsibility for such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for making any information available to the Rating Agencies or NRSROs unless same was delivered to it at its email address set forth above (or by any other form of electronic delivery reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), with the proper subject heading.

 

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Assistance in using or delivering information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website can be obtained by calling 800-422-2066.

 

(c)          Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also make available through its website or otherwise, all information necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to comply with Section 8.14(b) and any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Property or the Borrower, for review by the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 in accordance with this Section 8.14(c), and the Rating Agencies (only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b), who shall post such additional information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b)) (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement related to Privileged Information), applicable law or by the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, provide an Investor Certification or other confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (B) acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 8.14(c) to current or prospective Certificateholders, the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder or a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of such Certificateholder, an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and shall keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein, an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and shall otherwise keep such information confidential. In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

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shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(c) unless such information was produced by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

In connection with the delivery by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of when such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency or Rating Agencies following the earlier of (i) receipt of notification from the 17g-5 Information Provider that such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and (ii) after 12:00 p.m. on the first Business Day following the date it has provided such information, report, notice or other document to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 8.14(c) or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a trustee, certificate administrator, commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the corporate trust or securities administration operations of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of the servicing operations in general of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable; provided, however, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) the Borrower, Mortgaged Property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider (electronically in a format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; or (z) such Rating Agency has confirmed in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance for any Class of Certificates (and the party providing such information to a Rating Agency shall, upon written request, certify to the Depositor that it received the confirmation described in this clause (z)).

 

(d)          The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but are not required) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies, provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and electronically and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b) on the same day such communication takes place; provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not be attributed to the Rating Agency the communication was with. The

 

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17g-5 Information Provider shall post such summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

(e)          The Servicer or the Special Servicer may, but shall not be obligated to, provide information to the 17g-5 Information Provider that is neither specifically required hereunder nor requested by any Rating Agency. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 8.14(b).

 

(f)          Based on information in its possession, upon written request, the Certificate Administrator shall provide written notice to the Servicer and Special Servicer regarding (i) the commencement of a Consultation Period or a Consultation Termination Period and (ii) the end of any Control Period or Consultation Period. Any party hereto may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator written confirmation of whether there existed a Consultation Period or a Consultation Termination Period during the preceding calendar year and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to such party within ten days of such request.

 

8.15        Appointment of Custodian. The Certificate Administrator may, at its own expense, appoint one or more Custodians to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Loan File as agent for the Certificate Administrator, by entering into a Custodial Agreement (in the event the Certificate Administrator is not the Custodian) that is consistent in all material respects with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator agrees to comply with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000, shall have a long-term debt rating of at least “BBB” from S&P, “BBB” from DBRS and “BBB+” by Fitch, and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it hold the Mortgage Loan File. Any compensation paid to the Custodian shall be an unreimbursable expense of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall serve as the initial Custodian and shall be deemed appointed as Custodian at all times that no other party is so appointed in accordance with this Section 8.15. The Custodian, if the Custodian is not the Certificate Administrator, shall maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that are customary for securitizations similar to the securitization evidenced by this Agreement, with the Certificate Administrator named as loss payee. The Custodian shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if one of its respective Affiliates has such fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Custodian. In addition, the Custodian shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of its officers and employees in connection with its obligations hereunder in the form and amount that are customary for securitizations similar to the securitization evidenced by this Agreement, with the Certificate Administrator named as loss payee. All fidelity bonds and policies of errors and omissions insurance obtained under this Section 8.15 shall be issued by an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related insurance policy in the relevant jurisdiction and whose claims paying ability is rated at least “A-” by S&P, or by any other insurer with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided to the Certificate Administrator a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of the

 

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Mortgage Loan File directly by the Certificate Administrator. The appointment of a Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of the Custodian.

 

9.          CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE

 

9.1          Selection and Removal of the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(a)          The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders may elect the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(b)          The Controlling Class Representative shall be the representative of the Controlling Class selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders (which may not include any Holder or Beneficial Owner that is a Borrower Restricted Party), as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time; provided that (i) absent such selection, or (ii) until a Controlling Class Representative is so selected, or (iii) upon receipt by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of notice from the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Controlling Class Representative is no longer so designated, the holder of Controlling Class Certificates which owns, and is identified (with contact information) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator as owning, the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of Certificates of the Controlling Class shall be the Controlling Class Representative. Each Holder of the Certificates of the Controlling Class shall be entitled to vote in each election of the Controlling Class Representative. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Controlling Class Representative cannot be a Borrower Restricted Party. In connection with the appointment of a Controlling Class Representative, the party so appointed and the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders that made the selection shall all provide written certifications (substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator confirming that neither the prospective Controlling Class Representative nor any of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders that appointed such prospective Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Restricted Party; and no designation of a Controlling Class Representative shall be deemed effective until such certifications are so delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it in connection with the foregoing and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

(c)          The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall give written notice to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of the appointment of any Controlling Class Representative (in order to receive notices hereunder). Each party hereto hereby represents that, as of the Closing Date, no written notice of the appointment of a Controlling Class Representative has been received by such party and the other parties to the Agreement acknowledge, and may conclusively rely upon, such representation as of the Closing Date. From and after the Closing Date, the parties hereto will be required to

 

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comply with the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the Controlling Class Representative including, without limitation, Sections 9.1(b) and 9.1(i) of this Agreement.

 

(d)          The Controlling Class Representative may be removed at any time by the written vote of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, and a copy of the results of such vote shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, and such parties may conclusively rely on such notice. Absent such notice, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may rely on the prior designation.

 

(e)          Each Holder and Beneficial Owner of a Controlling Class Certificate is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of such Controlling Class Certificate or an interest therein to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the transfer of any Certificate of the Controlling Class, the selection of a Controlling Class Representative or the resignation or removal thereof and (by way of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) whether it or, to its knowledge, a Controlling Class Representative is or has become a Borrower Restricted Party. Any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner at any time appointed Controlling Class Representative is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate or interest therein to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer when such Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner is appointed Controlling Class Representative, when it is removed or resigns and (by way of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) whether it is or has become a Borrower Restricted Party and further to resign if it becomes a Borrower Restricted Party. Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Special Servicer and the Servicer of the identity of the Controlling Class Representative and any resignation or removal thereof. In addition, upon the request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the name of the then-current Controlling Class and a list of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class to such requesting party. By virtue of their acquisition of Certificates or interests therein, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates agrees to remove any Controlling Class Representative known to be a Borrower Restricted Party or to cause such Controlling Class Representative to resign.

 

(f)          Once a Controlling Class Representative has been selected, each of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each other Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall have notified each other party to this Agreement and each other Certificateholder of the Controlling Class, in writing, of the resignation of such Controlling Class Representative or the selection of a new Controlling Class Representative.

 

(g)          Until it receives notice to the contrary, each party to this Agreement shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class and the Controlling Class Representative.

 

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(h)          The Controlling Class Representative shall be responsible for its own expenses.

 

(i)          Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, in the event that no Controlling Class Representative has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of the Controlling Class Representative until such time as a Controlling Class Representative meeting the definition thereof is so appointed or identified. Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall provide such information as is then in its possession to identify the Controlling Class Representative to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

9.2          Limitation on Liability of Controlling Class Representative; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders. The Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability to the Trust or Certificateholders for having acted in accordance with or as permitted by this Agreement, or for refraining from the taking of any action.

 

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate may each have relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Controlling Class Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Controlling Class Representative and the Holders of the Controlling Class do not have any duties to the Trust or to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates; (iv) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Holder of the Controlling Class may take actions that favor interests of the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; (v) neither the Controlling Class Representative nor the Holders of the Controlling Class shall have any liability whatsoever to the Trust, the other parties to this Agreement, the Certificateholders or any other Person (including the Borrower) for having acted in accordance with or as permitted under the terms of this Agreement; and (vi) the Holders of the Certificates may not take any action whatsoever against the Controlling Class Representative or any Holder the Controlling Class or any of the respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, agents or principals thereof as a result of the Controlling Class Representative or the Holders the Controlling Class having acted in accordance with the terms of and as permitted under this Agreement.

 

9.3          Consent to Various Actions; Rights and Powers of the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, Section 3.24, Section 9.3(b) and the last paragraph of this Section 9.3(a), (i) the Servicer shall not be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent of the Special Servicer (which consent shall be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not object within 15 Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 90 days) of receipt of the Servicer’s written

 

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analysis and recommendation together with any information in the possession of the Servicer that is reasonably required to make a decision regarding the subject action) (or, with respect to such 15 Business Day period (or such 90 day-period in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default), such longer period as required by any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement for review by any holder of the Approved Mezzanine Loan), and (ii) during any Control Period, solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Servicer’s taking any of the actions constituting a Major Decision, nor shall the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision, as to which the Controlling Class Representative has objected in writing within ten Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 30 days) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis from the Special Servicer, together with any information in the possession of the Special Servicer that is reasonably necessary to make a decision regarding the subject action (provided, that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten Business Day period (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 30 day-period) after receipt of such information, then the Controlling Class Representative shall be deemed to have approved such action); provided that if the Special Servicer or Servicer (if the Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to a Major Decision, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Class Representative during any Control Period, is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender), the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, may take any such action without waiting for such response so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Class Representative to inform it of such need; provided, further, that the Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Controlling Class Representative for any of the foregoing actions during any Consultation Period or any Consultation Termination Period; provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall be required to consult, solely on a non-binding basis with (and to consider alternative actions recommended by) (i) during any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative with respect to any of the Major Decisions and any other matter as to which consent of the Controlling Class Representative would have been required during any Control Period, and (ii) at all times, the Companion Loan Holders (provided, that any such consultation is not binding on the Special Servicer); and provided, further, that the Controlling Class Representative shall not have any rights under clause (x) or clause (xx) of the definition of Major Decision with respect to any material amendment, waiver or modification of the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement that is proposed by the holder of the Approved Mezzanine Loan if the Controlling Class Representative or an Affiliate thereof is a holder of all of or a controlling interest in the Approved Mezzanine Loan.

 

During a Control Period or a Consultation Period, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Servicer and to the Controlling Class Representative of any material notice that the Special Servicer has received under or related to any management agreement, comfort letter, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, recognition agreement or similar agreement, and the Special Servicer shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative with respect to the contents of such notices; provided that the Servicer shall provide notice to the Special Servicer of any material notice that the Servicer has received under

 

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or related to any management agreement, comfort letter, subordination, non-disturbance and attornmnent agreement, recognition agreement or similar agreement during any such period.

 

During a Control Period or a Consultation Period, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Controlling Class Representative of any proposed sale of the Property by the Borrower, and shall provide the Controlling Class Representative upon request copies of any offering documentation related thereto received pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

In addition, during any Control Period, subject to Section 9.3(b) and the immediately following paragraph, the Controlling Class Representative may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Class Representative may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction, and no direction or objection by the Controlling Class Representative contemplated by any provision of this Agreement, may require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation the Special Servicer’s or the Servicer’s, as applicable, obligation to act in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, or expose any Certificateholder, the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust or materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder. Further notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall take or refrain from taking any action pursuant to instructions or objections from the Controlling Class Representative that would cause it to violate applicable law, cause it to violate Accepted Servicing Practices, require or cause it to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause it to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, expose any Certificateholder, the Companion Loan Holders, the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust (other than “net income from foreclosure property” as defined in the REMIC provisions), or cause either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code. Furthermore, in addition to the Controlling Class Representative’s rights of consent and consultation (as applicable) as set forth in this Section 9.3(a) above, it is understood and agreed that to the extent any other provision of this Agreement requires the provision of notice to, the obtaining of consent of, and/or consultation with, the Controlling Class Representative, or otherwise provides for any right of the Controlling Class Representative thereunder, then none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be entitled to take any action (or omit to take any action) in contravention of the applicable rights of the Controlling Class Representative contained in such provision; provided, that this sentence is not intended to in any way (i) expand the rights of the Controlling Class Representative, (ii) limit the application of the immediately preceding sentence, (iii) remove any limitations on the exercise of such rights set forth in the immediately preceding sentence or elsewhere herein, or (iv) require the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer to send a notice to, obtain the consent of, or consult with a new Controlling Class Representative whose name and contact information have not yet been provided to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer; and provided, further, that if such other

 

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provisions are in any way subject to this Section 9.3, then the exercise of such rights shall be subject to Section 9.3(b) and the immediately following paragraph.

 

If the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Controlling Class Representative or any direction, objection or advice from the Controlling Class Representative would require or otherwise cause the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, applicable law, provisions of the Code, or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Accepted Servicing Practices, or expose any Certificateholder, the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their affiliates, officers, directors or agent to any claim, suit or liability, or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust, or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder, then the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent, direction, objection or advice and notify the Controlling Class Representative, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Controlling Class Representative that does not violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, any applicable law, provisions of the Code (resulting in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, causing either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC) or the Accepted Servicing Practices or any other provisions of this Agreement, shall not result in any liability on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

(b)          During any Consultation Termination Period, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no consent or consultation rights under this Agreement and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Controlling Class Representative; provided, that the Controlling Class Representative (if and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder under this Agreement.

 

9.4          Controlling Class Representative Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer. Upon reasonable request, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a Servicing Officer available to answer questions from the Controlling Class Representative (during any Control Period and any Consultation Period) regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer’s operational activities on a platform level basis related to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan after a Special Servicing Loan Event and the servicing of any Foreclosed Property) for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement if the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that such disclosure would

 

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constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or the Trust Fund or otherwise materially harm the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

10.          TERMINATION

 

10.1        Termination. (a) The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created hereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article 10 following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date hereof.

 

(b)          On the final Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a person other than the Certificateholders, shall be applied as described in Section 4.1.

 

(c)          Notice of any termination, specifying the final Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders of any Class may surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed as soon as practicable specifying (A) the final Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein designated, (B) the amount of any such final payment and (C) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein specified.

 

10.2        Additional Termination Requirements. In connection with any termination pursuant to Section 10.1 other than final payment on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Certificate Administrator has obtained at the expense of the Trust, an Opinion of Counsel that any other manner of terminating either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC shall not subject the Trust, the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to federal income tax:

 

(i)          within 89 days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall designate the first day of the 90 day liquidation period of the

 

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Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC which shall be specified in a notice from the Certificate Administrator to the Certificateholders as soon as practicable prior to such final Distribution Date, and shall specify such date in the final tax return of each such REMIC;

 

(ii)        at or after the time of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final Distribution Date, the Servicer shall sell any remaining assets (other than cash) of the Trust and credit the proceeds thereof to the Trust; and

 

(iii)       at or after such time as the proceeds from the disposition of the remaining assets of the Trust shall have been credited to the Trust, the Certificate Administrator shall cause all remaining amounts held (A) as part of the Lower-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Certificate Administrator as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(b), and (B) as part of the Upper-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.3(a)(ii).

 

10.3        Trusts Irrevocable. Except as expressly provided herein, all trusts created hereby are irrevocable.

 

11.          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

11.1        Amendment. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holder:

 

(i)          to correct any inconsistency, defect or ambiguity in this Agreement or to correct any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement ;

 

(ii)        to cause the provisions of this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Offering Circular with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)       to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account, provided that (A) the Remittance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B)(1) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust (which amounts may be paid out of the Collection Account) if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) or (2) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained;

 

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as a REMIC, at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that would be a claim against the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC; provided, that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any holder of the Certificates;

 

(v)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided, that the Depositor has determined that the amendment shall not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-Permitted Transferee; provided, that the Depositor may conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel to such effect (a copy of which will be delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator);

 

(vi)        to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change, provided, that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided, that any amendment pursuant to this clause (vi) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative shall be subject to the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable;

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of this Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation, provided, that any amendment pursuant to this clause (vii) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative shall be subject to the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of this Agreement with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances if (A) the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Trustee, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (B) such modification does not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, (C) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained and (D) during any Control Period and any Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative consents to such modification; and

 

(ix)        to modify the provisions set forth in this Agreement relating to Exchange Act Rule 17g-5 or Rule 15Ga-1; provided, that such amendment would not materially

 

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increase the obligations of any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider or the Trustee (unless consented to by such party).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment to this Agreement contemplated by this Section 11.1(a) shall be permitted if the amendment would adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

 

(b)          This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected thereby (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth herein, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under this Agreement; (v) amend this Section 11.1; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 11.1 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 Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee may prescribe.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted hereunder and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied, and (ii) no amendment shall be made to this Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

(c)          Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower and the Rating Agencies.

 

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(d)          In the event that neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, any amendment under this Section 11.1 shall be effected with the consent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, to the extent required by this Section 11.1, the required Certificateholders and/or the Companion Loan Holders, as applicable.

 

(e)          The costs and expenses associated with any such amendment, including without limitation, Opinions of Counsel and Rating Agency Confirmations, shall be borne by the party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by any of the Rating Agencies to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (which do not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), then at the expense of the Depositor and, if neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, the Trust (which amounts may be paid out of the Collection Account)).

 

(f)          Any party requesting an amendment to this Agreement shall provide (x) notice of such amendment no later than 3 Business Days prior to the anticipated date of execution, and (y) a copy of the executed amendment no later than the date of execution, to each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party under each Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (which may be by email) in order for each Companion Loan Holder to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act.

 

11.2        Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a) This Agreement or an abstract hereof, if acceptable by the applicable recording office, is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the county in which the Property subject to the Mortgage is situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Trust upon its receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders of the Trust.

 

(b)          For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.3        Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE

 

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PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY-LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY-LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

11.4        Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (except that notices to Holders of any Class of Certificates held in registered, definitive form shall be deemed to have been given upon being sent by first class mail, postage prepaid) as follows:

 

If to the Depositor, to:

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Paul Vanderslice
Facsimile: (212) 723-8599

 

and:
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson
Facsimile: (646) 328-2943

 

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and:
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
Facsimile: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies to:

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com

 

and to:

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

If to the Servicer, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing, MAC D1086
550 South Tryon Street, 14th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L Asset Manager
Fax number: (704) 715-0036

 

With copies to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Legal Department
301 South College Street, TW 30, D1053 300
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-6000
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Fax number: (704) 383-0353

 

and:

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Fax number: (704) 353-3190

 

and, for any items regarding the Rating Agency Q&A Forum, to:

 

RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com

 

and, for any items regarding the Investor Q&A Forum, to:

 

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            REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com

 

If to the Special Servicer, to:

Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC
3424 Peachtree Road, NE
Suite 2200 

Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Attention: Director, Special Servicing
Facsimile number: (404) 420-5600
E-mail: jdamico@trimontrea.com and

CMBS_Servicing@Trimontrea.com

 

With copies to:

Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC 

3424 Peachtree Road, NE 

Suite 2200 

Atlanta, Georgia 30326 

Attention: Legal Department 

Facsimile number: (404) 420-5600 

E-mail: slauer@trimontrea.com

 

and:

 
Thompson & Knight LLP 

900 Third Avenue, 20th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: William M. O’Connor, Esq. 

Facsimile number: (214) 999-9141 

E-mail: william.oconnor@tklaw.com 

 

If to the Trustee, to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association 

1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

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If to the Certificate Administrator, to:

Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Global Transaction Services-225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
Fax number: (212) 816- 5527

 

or, for certificate transfers:

 

Citibank, N.A.
480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Global Transaction Services—225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

If to the Initial Purchasers, to:

(i) in the case of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Paul Vanderslice
Facsimile: (212) 723-8599

 

and:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson
Facsimile: (646) 328-2943

 

and:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
Facsimile: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies to:

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com

 

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and to:

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

(ii) in the case of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.:

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 

60 Wall Street 

New York, New York 10005 

Attention: Lainie Kaye 

Facsimile No.: (212) 797-4487

 

(iii) in the case of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC:

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 

301 South College Street, TW-12 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Royer Culp 

Facsimile No.: (704) 715-0066

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300 

301 South College Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Jeff D. Blake, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (704) 715-2378

 

If to the initial Controlling Class Representative, to:

_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
Attention: ________________________
Fax number: ______________________


If to any Certificateholder, to:

the address set forth in the Certificate Register

 

If to the Borrower: at the respective addresses therefor set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement

 

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or, in the case of the parties to this Agreement, to such other address as such party shall specify by written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all communications (both text and attachments, excluding any notice to the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 7.1(a)) by or from the Certificate Administrator, in any of its capacities, that the Certificate Administrator in its sole discretion deems to contain confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information and sent by electronic mail will be encrypted. The recipient of the email communication will be required to complete a one-time registration process. Information and assistance on registering and using the email encryption technology can be found at the Certificate Administrator’s Secure website http://www.citi.com/citi/citizen/privacy/email.htm or by calling (866) 535-2504 (in the U.S.) or (904) 954-6181.

 

11.5        Notices to the Rating Agencies. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and Certificate Administrator shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust 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; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices and Rating Agency Confirmation requests shall be sent to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
55 Water Street, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10041
Attention: CMBS Surveillance Group 

Email: cmbs_info_17g5@standardpoors.com

 

DBRS, Inc. 

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

Attention: CMBS Surveillance 

Fax number: (312) 332 3492 

E-mail: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com

 

11.6        Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

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11.7        Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or to commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, and unless the Holders of Certificates aggregating not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates shall also have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder except as provided herein with respect to entitlement to payments or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

11.8        Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. The Certificateholders shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust, that the interests in the Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason whatsoever, and the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

 

11.9        Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be

 

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reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

 

11.10       No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the Services of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Trustee or the Depositor.

 

11.11       Actions of Certificateholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by 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 Certificate Administrator and, where required, to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)          The fact and date of the execution of any Certificateholder of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Certificate Administrator deems sufficient.

 

(c)          Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator may require additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem reasonably necessary.

 

11.12       Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of any party hereto shall not be assigned (except as expressly permitted hereunder, including pursuant to Section 6.2, 6.4, 8.7 or 8.9 hereof) by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and their respective permitted successors and assigns. No Person other than a party to this Agreement, a designated third-party beneficiary and any Certificateholder shall have any rights with respect to the enforcement of any of the rights or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree that (i) each Loan Seller, each Companion Loan Holder and each

 

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Initial Purchaser shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to any of its respective rights specifically set forth hereunder, (ii) each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party shall be third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Article 13, and (iii) no Borrower, Property Manager or, except as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (i), other party to the Mortgage Loan is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

11.13       Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar. The Certificate Administrator hereby accepts its appointment as Authenticating Agent and Certificate Registrar and agrees to perform the obligations required to be performed by it in each such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.14       Streit Act. Any provisions required to be contained in this Agreement by Section 126 and/or Section 130-k or Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law are hereby incorporated herein, and such provisions shall be in addition to those conferred or imposed by this Agreement; provided, however, to the extent that such Section 126 and/or 130-k shall not have any effect, and if said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k should at any time be repealed or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement. In a case of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provisions of Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law, such mandatory provisions of said Article 4-A shall prevail, provided that if said Article 4-A shall not apply to this Agreement, should at any time be repealed, or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, such mandatory provisions of such Article 4-A shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.15       Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Mortgage Lender Under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust as assignee of the Trust Loan and the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Trust assumes all of the rights and obligations of the Mortgage Lender as lenders under the Mortgage Loan Documents and agrees to be bound thereby, and in accordance with the terms thereof. Such acknowledgement on behalf of the Trust is made by the Trustee in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it and is intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as creating any liability on the part of the Trustee, individually or personally, it being agreed that all liabilities and obligations being acknowledged as assumed are solely those of the Trust, and under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable personally for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Document or any related document.

 

11.16       Treatment as a Security Agreement. The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, has conveyed to the Trust, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Trust Loan. The parties intend that such conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Trust Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge and not a sale, then the parties also intend and agree that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted, and in such event does hereby grant, to the Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Holders of 225 Liberty Street

 

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Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, a first priority security interest in all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in, to and under the Trust Loan, all payments of principal or interest with respect to the Trust Loan on or after the Closing Date and all proceeds thereof that may come due with respect to the Trust Loan and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

 

12.          REMIC ADMINISTRATION

 

12.1        REMIC Administration. (a) The Depositor intends that each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall constitute, and that the affairs of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made an election on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to treat the segregated pool of assets constituting such REMIC as a REMIC under the Code. Each such election shall be made on IRS Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued.

 

(c)          The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The “latest possible maturity date” of the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests is the Rated Final Distribution Date for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means. Within 30 days of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the IRS, on IRS Form 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title and address of the Persons that Holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto (and the Certificate Administrator shall act as the representative of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC for this purpose), together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and shall update such information at the time or times and in the manner required by the Code (and the Depositor agrees within ten Business Days of the Closing Date to provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator and necessary to make such filing).

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall pay without any right of reimbursement the ordinary and usual expenses in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its business, but extraordinary or unusual expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax related duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or liabilities associated with audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the

 

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Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that involve the IRS or state tax authorities, shall be reimbursable from the Trust.

 

(f)          The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, timely furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign), and the Certificate Administrator shall file or cause to be filed all federal, state and local income or franchise or other tax and information returns for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as the direct representative for such REMIC. Except as provided in Section 12.1(e), the expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession, and is reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(g)          The Certificate Administrator shall perform on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, the Certificate Administrator shall provide (i) to the IRS or other Persons (including, but not limited to, the transferor of a Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or to an agent that has acquired a Class R Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30 days after the Certificate Administrator’s request) to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession and is reasonably requested in writing by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection.

 

(h)          The Holder of the Class R Certificates holding the largest Percentage Interest therein shall be the Tax Matters Person of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d). The duties of the Tax Matters Persons for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC are hereby delegated to the Certificate Administrator as agent for the related Tax Matters Person, and the Class R Certificateholders, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor holders of such Class R Certificates, to such delegation to the Certificate Administrator as its agent and attorney in fact. The Certificate Administrator shall make any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provision) to any Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by any Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any holder of any residual interest of any Trust REMIC, past or present. Each Holder of a Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates, by acceptance thereof, is deemed to agree to any such elections and to the Certificate Administrator’s acting as

 

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agent for any tax matters person or other representative of each Trust REMIC that can be designated under the Code.

 

(i)          The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.

 

(j)          The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Holder of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any action or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to take any action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could reasonably be expected to (i) endanger the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) unless permitted under Section 12.2(a), result in the imposition of a tax upon either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on prohibited contributions as defined in Code Section 860G(d)) (any such result in clause (i) or (ii), an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless (A) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) with respect to such action or (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) to the effect that such action shall not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC and that no tax shall actually be imposed.

 

(k)          Any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, “prohibited transaction” taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, and any tax on contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, shall be paid from the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer, upon two (2) days prior written notice, shall remit from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator the amount of any such tax that the Certificate Administrator notifies the Servicer is due; provided, further, if such taxes shall have been imposed on account of the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct of any party hereto, or in connection with the breach of any representation or warranty made by any party hereto in this Agreement, then such taxes shall be paid by such party.

 

(l)          The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Mortgage Loan Documents (but subject to Section 1.3), all amounts collected on the Trust Loan shall, for federal income tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Trust Loan (including interest on overdue interest) other than Default Interest. The books and records shall be sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the investments of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to show that such REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.

 

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(m)          None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive a fee or other compensation for services.

 

(n)          In order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Certificate Administrator within ten days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the yield, issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of the Certificates and the Class R Certificates, as applicable, and the projected cash flows on the Trust Loan. Thereafter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional information or data that the Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in the preparation of all federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax and information returns and reports for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to Certificateholders as required herein. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Certificate Administrator for any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 12.1 that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Certificate Administrator (but not resulting from the methodology employed by the Certificate Administrator) on a timely basis and such indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it shall be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not disclose, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, any or all of such information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the prior written consent of the Depositor, unless such information is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section) or is required by-law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.

 

12.2        Foreclosed Property. (a) The parties hereto acknowledge and understand that if the Trust were to acquire the Property as Foreclosed Property and were to own and operate the Property in a manner consistent with the manner in which the Property is currently owned and operated by the Borrower, through a Successor Manager, some portion or all of the income derived in the Lower-Tier REMIC from such Foreclosed Property may be considered “net income from foreclosure property” for purposes of Section 860G(c) of the Code and subject to tax at normal corporate income tax rates.

 

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In determining whether to acquire and hold any Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall take these circumstances into account and shall only acquire or hold such Foreclosed Property if it determines, in its reasonable judgment (after, consultation with counsel, at the expense of the Trust), that either (i) there is a commercially feasible alternative method of administering such Foreclosed Property that would not result in such tax, e.g., a net lease that results in Rents from Real Property or (ii) the likely recovery with respect to operating the Foreclosed Property on behalf of the Trust, after taking into account any such taxes that might be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC, shall exceed the likely recovery to the Trust if the Trust were to net lease the Foreclosed Property or were not to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property. If the Trust acquires any Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, if the Property Manager would not be considered an Independent Contractor, shall either renegotiate the Property Management Agreement or replace the Property Manager with a Successor Manager (as appropriate and to the extent permitted under the Property Management Agreement) so that the Foreclosed Property would be considered to be operated by an Independent Contractor. If, after making the foregoing reasonable efforts, the Special Servicer determines that it is in the best interests of Certificateholders on a net after tax basis to operate the Foreclosed Property in a manner such that the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, “net income from foreclosure property” under the REMIC Provisions, the Special Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained such records of income and expense as to enable such amounts to be computed accurately, and shall pay or retain or cause to be paid or retained from Foreclosure Proceeds such amounts as are necessary to pay such tax or, to the extent such amounts are insufficient, from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(x).

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not, to the extent within its power:

 

(i)          permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any new lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property, if the new lease by its terms shall 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 shall constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)       authorize or permit any construction on the Foreclosed Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvements was completed before default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)        Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, or allow any other Person to Directly Operate, other than through the Property Manager or an Independent Contractor, the Foreclosed Property on any date more than 90 days after its acquisition date.

 

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(b)          The Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trust hereunder, shall make reasonable efforts to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value in accordance with Section 3.16. In any event, however, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall dispose of any Foreclosed Property as soon as is practicable but in no event later than the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Acquisition Date occurs unless the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) an extension of time (an “Extension”) by the IRS to sell such Foreclosed Property or an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust of the Foreclosed Property for an additional specified period shall neither result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, nor cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, in which event such period shall be extended by such additional specified period, with the expenses of obtaining any such extension of time being an expense of the Trust. If the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, has received (or has not been denied) such Extension, then the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trust hereunder, shall continue to attempt to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value for such longer period as such Extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, has not received such an Extension and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property, within the foregoing period or if the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, has received such an Extension, and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property within the Extended Period, the Special Servicer shall, before the end of the above referenced period or the Extended Period, as the case may be, auction the Foreclosed Property to the highest offeror (which may be the Special Servicer) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(c)          Within 30 days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Certificate Administrator and/or Trustee may reasonably request.

 

12.3        Prohibited Transactions and Activities. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall not permit the sale or disposition of the Trust Loan unless the Trust Loan is the subject of a Material Breach or Material Document Defect or is in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable (except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Lower-Tier REMIC or (ii) the termination of the Lower-Tier REMIC in a “qualified liquidation” as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code), nor acquire any assets for either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than Foreclosed Property), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or Distribution Account for gain, nor receive any amount representing a fee or other compensation for services, nor accept any contributions to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than a cash contribution during the three month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting it to take such action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution or acceptance shall not (a) affect adversely the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, or of the

 

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Certificates as representing regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), or (d) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

12.4        Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status. (a) If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Certificate Administrator of its duties and obligations specifically set forth herein, or by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Trust against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (“Losses”) resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, or the Depositor, on which the Certificate Administrator has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

(b)          If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its duties and obligations set forth herein, or by reason of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall indemnify the Trust against any and all Losses resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any such losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor or the Holders of the Class R Certificates on which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

13.          EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

13.1        Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 13 of this Agreement is, among other things, to facilitate compliance by any Other Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. Except as expressly required by Sections 13.7, 13.8 and

 

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13.9, the Depositor shall not, and no Other Depositor may, exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, or any Other Depositor, in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, and any Companion Loan Securities, each of the parties to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor and any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to deliver to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information in its possession or reasonably available to it and necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor or any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to permit any Other Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, reasonably believed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, in good faith to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

 

13.2        Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors. (a) For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (in addition to any requirements contained in Section 13.7 of this Agreement), in connection with the succession to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer (to the extent such Sub-Servicer is a “servicer” meeting the criteria contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer, Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such Sub-Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (depending on whether such succession involves it or one of its Sub-Servicers), shall provide (other than in the case of a succession pursuant to an appointment under Section 7.1 or 7.2, in which case the successor servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, shall provide) to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment as long as such disclosure prior to such effective date would not be violative of any applicable law or confidentiality agreement (and as long as such notice is not given by a successor servicer or successor special servicer appointed under Section 7.1 or 7.2), and otherwise no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession, (x) written notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Other Depositor, all information relating to such successor servicer reasonably requested by any such Other Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(b)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the

 

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Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 13.2(b) and Sections 13.2(c), 13.2(d) and 13.16, a “Servicing Party”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. Such Servicing Party shall promptly upon request provide to the Depositor, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to each such Other Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor that is a Servicing Function Participant utilized by such Servicing Party during the preceding calendar year, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. Each Servicing Party shall cause any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicing Party that is determined to be a Servicing Function Participant to comply with the provisions of Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicing Party. Such Servicing Party shall obtain from each such Subcontractor (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit N, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from such Sub-Servicer) and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, in each case, as and when required to be delivered.

 

(c)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicing Party engages a Subcontractor in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicing Party shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicing Party determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, the engagement of such Subcontractor shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, of any such Subcontractor and sub-servicing agreement and, if such Subcontractor is engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement. Written notice of the engagement of such Subcontractor and the related Sub-Servicing Agreement (other than such agreements set forth on Exhibit S hereto) (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicing Party) shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each such Other Depositor at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such engagement. Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary, and in such form as may be necessary, to enable each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

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Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and each Other Depositor, at least ten Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice would be violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than the time required under Section 13.6 of this Agreement) and shall furnish pursuant to Section 13.6 of this Agreement to each Other Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and each Other Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

13.3        Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (and shall cause (or, in the case of each Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Additional Servicer and Servicing Function Participant utilized thereby to) reasonably cooperate with each Other Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of each Other Securitization Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.

 

13.4        Form 10-D Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, within one Business Day after the related Distribution Date (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties as set forth on Exhibit R to this Agreement, shall be required to provide to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge thereof (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format), or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such parties, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit R to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure application to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit S, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit T to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit R to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information.

 

13.5        Form 10-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, no later than March 1, commencing in March 2016, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit S to this Agreement shall be required to provide

 

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(and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be, thereof has actual knowledge (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in house legal department of such party), in EDGAR compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure described on Exhibit S to this Agreement applicable to such party, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit S to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit S, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit T to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit S to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information.

 

13.6        Form 8-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has actual knowledge of such event (other than Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), within one Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event, (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit U to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Depositor, each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such providing parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information described on Exhibit U to this Agreement as applicable to such party, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit U, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to

 

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the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit U of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

13.7        Annual Compliance Statements. On or before March 15 of each year, commencing in 2017, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit S with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each such Servicing Function Participant and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), a “Certifying Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor (and, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such Certifying Servicer, respectively, or any related Servicing Function Participant with which such Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans in the fulfillment of any Certifying Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of each Certifying Servicer under this Section apply to each such Certifying Servicer that serviced the Trust Loan or a Companion Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Certifying Servicer is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 13.7 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate

 

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Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

13.8        Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a) On or before March 15 of each year, commencing in 2017, the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit S with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, any Servicing Function Participant and, if it has made (or is required to make) an Advance during the applicable calendar year, the Trustee, as the case may be, a “Reporting Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of the end of and for the preceding calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance) and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 13.8 shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon the written request therefor, by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and each Other Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such report, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria.

 

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(b)          On the Closing Date, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Relevant Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

(c)          No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and, if it has made (or is required to make) an Advance during such fiscal year, the Trustee, shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) and any Servicing Function Participant submit their assessments pursuant to Section 13.8(a) of this Agreement, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 13.9) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it. The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through and including December 31 of each calendar year.

 

(d)          In the event the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable period) is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause (or, if the Servicing Function Participant is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 13.8, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 13.9 in respect of the period of time that the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during such period of time) was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the applicable Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

13.9        Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 15 of each year, commencing in 2017, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such

 

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party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 13.9 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of such report from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or any Servicing Function Participant, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Custodian’s, the Trustee’s (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.

 

13.10       Significant Obligor. With respect to any Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Servicer in writing that the Property is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan, the Servicer shall, after receipt of

 

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updated net operating income information for the Property, (x) promptly deliver the financial statements of such “significant obligor” to the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust and (y) update the following columns related to the “significant obligor” of the CREFC Loan Periodic Update File for (i) the next applicable Distribution Date if the Servicer receives such updated net operating income information at least ten Business Days prior to the Determination Date related to such Distribution Date or (ii) the second succeeding Distribution Date if the Servicer does not receive such updated net operating income information prior to the date set forth in clause (i): BB, BP, BT and BU (corresponding fields 54 – “Preceding Fiscal Year NOI,” 68 – “Most Recent NOI,” 72 – “Most Recent Financial As of Start Date” and 73 – “Most Recent Financial As of End Date”), as such column references and field numbers may change from time to time.

 

If the Servicer does not receive financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization Trust that includes the related Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received them. The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements of the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

The Servicer shall (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the Borrower to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization Trust, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization Trust. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

13.11       Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee shall provide (and with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (the “Certifying Person”) no later than March 15 of the year following the year to which the Form 10-K of such Other Securitization Trust relates or, if March 15 is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day, a certification in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit V-1, Exhibit V-2, Exhibit V-3, Exhibit V-4 and Exhibit V-5, as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the

 

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case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 13.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be.

 

13.12       Indemnification. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (each an “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, and each other person, if any, who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses (including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) incurred by such indemnified party arising out of: (i) the failure of any Indemnifying Party to perform its obligations under this Article 13; (ii) the failure of any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer) to perform its obligations under this Article 13; (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information (x) regarding the Indemnifying Party or any Servicing Function Participant, Additional Servicer or Subcontractor engaged by it (other than any Loan Seller Sub-Servicer), (y) prepared by any such party described in clause (x) or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such Indemnifying Party in connection with the performance of such Indemnifying Party’s obligations described in this Article 13, or the omission to state in any such information a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that such Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in any action arising out of the foregoing and the Depositor shall consult with such Indemnifying Party with respect to any litigation or audit strategy, as applicable, in connection with the foregoing and any potential settlement terms related thereto (provided that any such consultation shall be nonbinding); (iv) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of such obligations; or (v) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable with respect to such Indemnifying Party.

 

In addition, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall cooperate (and (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer to cooperate, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer to cooperate) with the Depositor or any Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or any Other Depositor to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

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In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission regarding (x) information delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) information regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and/or (z) information prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission; provided, if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Servicer, the Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this paragraph. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission in a timely manner; provided, that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with such Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission with respect to any comments from the Commission relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission related to the foregoing shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it to comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions (or by inclusion of a reference to, and an obligation to comply with, this paragraph) in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

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Seller Sub-Servicer (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, and each other person, if any, who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses (including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicing Party (as defined in Section 13.2(b) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 13.8(c), or (iv) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable with respect to such Servicing Function Participant.

 

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, any of the preceding paragraphs of this Section 10.12 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, any Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, or any other person who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, then the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Additional Servicer or other Servicing Function Participant (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to this Article 13 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 13.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

13.13       Amendments. This Article 13 may be amended by the parties hereto pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement for purposes of complying with Regulation AB, the Act or the Exchange Act and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmations or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement.

 

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13.14       Termination of the Certificate Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Depositor or any Other Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon five Business Days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Article 13 provided that such termination shall not be effective until a successor Certificate Administrator shall have accepted the appointment.

 

13.15       [reserved].

 

13.16       Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, shall (i) cause each Sub-Servicing Agreement (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicer) to which it is a party to entitle the Depositor to terminate such agreement (without compensation, termination fee or the consent of any other Person) at any time following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13 and (ii) promptly notify the Depositor following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13. The Depositor is hereby authorized to exercise the rights described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence in its sole discretion. The rights of the Depositor to terminate a Sub-Servicing Agreement (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicer) as aforesaid shall not limit any right Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may have to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement or sub-servicing agreement, as applicable.

 

13.17       Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection With Securitization of a Companion Loan.

(a)          Any other provision of this Article 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, including, without limitation, any deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13, in connection with the requirements contained in this Article 13 that provide for the delivery of information and other items to, and the cooperation with, the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of any Other Securitization Trust that includes a Companion Loan, no party hereunder shall be obligated to provide any such items to or cooperate with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party until the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust has provided each party hereto with not less than 30 days written notice (or, in each case, such shorter period as required for such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to comply with related filing obligations, provided that (i) such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, has provided written notice as soon as reasonably practicable and, concurrently with such written notice, obtained verbal confirmation of receipt of such written notice, in each case, in accordance with Section 11.04 of this Agreement and (ii) such period shall not be less than 3 Business Days) (which shall only be required to be delivered once), (i) setting forth the contact information for such Person(s) and, except as regards the deliveries and cooperation contemplated by Section

 

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13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, stating that such Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the information and other items not otherwise specified in this Agreement that are requested to be delivered; provided that if Exchange Act reporting is being requested, such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is only required to provide a single written notice to such effect; provided further, that this notice requirement does not apply to any Companion Loan that is included in any Other Securitization as of the Closing Date. Any reasonable cost and expense of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Custodian, Trustee and Certificate Administrator in cooperating with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust (above and beyond their expressed duties hereunder) shall be the responsibility of such Other Depositor or Other Securitization Trust. The parties hereto shall have the right to confirm in good faith with the Other Depositor of such Other Securitization Trust as to whether applicable law requires the delivery of the items identified in this Article 13 to such Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust prior to providing any of the reports or other information required to be delivered under this Article 13 in connection therewith and (i) upon such confirmation, the parties shall comply with the deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13 with respect to such Other Securitization Trust or (ii) in the absence of such confirmation, the parties shall not be required to deliver such items; provided that no such confirmation will be required in connection with any delivery of the items contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement. Such confirmation shall be deemed given if the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party for the Other Securitization Trust provides a written statement to the effect that the Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the appropriate party hereto receives such written statement. The parties hereunder shall also have the right to require that such Other Depositor provide them with the contact details of such Other Depositor, Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and any other parties to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

(b)          Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, and subject to a right of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit a holder of a Companion Loan to use such party’s description contained in the Offering Circular (updated as appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable cost of the Other Depositor or the holder of such Companion Loan) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of a Companion Loan.

 

(c)          The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, shall each timely provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the Other Depositor or the holder of the related Companion Loan) to the Other Depositor and any underwriters with respect to any securitization transaction that includes a Companion Loan such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to the updated description referred to in Section 13.17(b) with respect to such party, substantially identical to those, if any, delivered by the Servicer, the Special

 

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Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust (updated as deemed appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or their respective legal counsel, as the case may be). None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be obligated to deliver any such item with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan if it did not deliver a corresponding item with respect to this Trust.

 

(d)          Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, shall provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the applicable party set forth below in this Section 13.17(d)) to the Other Depositor and the trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement related to any Other Securitization Trust the following: (i) any information (including, but not limited to, disclosure information) required for such Other Securitization Trust to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K and (ii) such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust.

 

(e)          In the case of a Form 8-K that is filed by or on behalf of an Other Securitization Trust in connection with the closing of this Series 2016-225L securitization transaction, the reasonable cost of the information, opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and indemnification agreement(s) provided by or on behalf of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 13.17(e) shall be paid or caused to be paid by the related Other Depositor or the applicable Companion Loan Holder that transferred the related Companion Loan to the related Other Depositor for inclusion in such Other Securitization Trust.

 

In the case of a Form 8-K that is filed by or on behalf of an Other Securitization Trust as a result of the termination, removal, resignation or any other replacement of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the reasonable cost of the information, opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and indemnification agreement(s) provided by or on behalf of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 13.17(e) shall be paid or caused to be paid by the same party or parties required to pay the costs and expenses relating to such termination, removal, resignation or other replacement pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

     
  CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., as Depositor
     
  By: /s/ Richard W. Simpson
    Name: Richard W. Simpson
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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STATE OF New York )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF New York )  

 

On the 24 day of February 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Richard Simpson, known to me to be a VP of CCMSI, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

Nannette L Edwards /s/ Nannette L Edwards
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 01ED6158862
Qualified in Queens County
Commission Expires Jan. 08, 2019
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of New York
 
[SEAL]  
   

My Commission expires:

 
   

01.08.2019

 

 

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  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Cynthia L. Schwartz
    Name: Cynthia L. Schwartz
    Title: Director

 

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )  
  ): ss.
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG )  

 

On this 23 day of February, 2016, personally appeared before me Cynthia L. Schwartz, to me known (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be a Director of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that she was authorized to execute said instrument, and that by her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which she acted, executed the instrument.

 

  /s/ Erica L. Smith
  Notary
  Name:
   

My Commission expires:

 

 
ERICA L. SMITH
NOTARY PUBLIC
Gaston County
North Carolina
My Commission Expires 7/15/2017
 

 

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  TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, LLC, as Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Brian Ward
    Name: Brian Ward
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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STATE OF GEORGIA)  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF FULTON)  

 

On the 23rd day of February 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Brian Ward, known to me to be an authorized signatory of Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, one of the entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Colleen Romano
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of Georgia
 
COLLEEN ROMANO  
NOTARY PUBLIC  
FAYETTE COUNTY  
GEORGIA  
Expires Sept. 3, 2019  
[SEAL]  
   

My Commission expires: September 3, 2019

 

 

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  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Beverly D. Capers
    Name: Beverly D. Capers
    Title: Assistance Vice President

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE )  

 

On the 24th day of February 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Baverly D. Capers, known to me to be an Assistant Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

CHRISTINA M BADER /s/ Christina M Bader
NOTARY PUBLIC NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
STATE OF DELAWARE State of Delaware
My Commission Expires: 4-15-2016  
[SEAL]  
   

My Commission expires:

 
     

 

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  CITIBANK, N.A., as Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ John Hannon
    Name: John Hannon
    Title: Vice President

 

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STATE OF New York )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF New York )  

 

On the 22 day of February 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared John Hannon, known to me to be a Vice President of Citibank N.A., which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Noreen Santos
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of ____________
[SEAL]    
   

My Commission expires:

 
    NOREEN SANTOS
  Notary Public, State of New York
  Registration #01SA6228750
  Qualified in Nassau County
  Certificate Filed in New York County
  Commission Expires September 27, 2018

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATES

CLASS A

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-1-1
 

 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”

 

Exhibit A-1-2
 

 

AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A SIMILAR NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

Exhibit A-1-3
 

225 Liberty Street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS A

Pass-Through Rate: 3.597% per annum  
 
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016  
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates: $293,623,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AA0
ISIN: US902055AA091
Initial Certificate Balance of this
Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: U68345 AA2
ISIN: USU68345AA28

Common Code: 1372837602

CUSIP: 902055 AB8
ISIN: US902055AB813
No.: A-[ ]

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class A Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate

 

 

 

1For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

2For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

3For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-1-4
 

 

Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest and any Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate

 

Exhibit A-1-5
 

Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to

 

Exhibit A-1-6
 

Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-1-7
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

 

  CITIBANK, N.A.,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

 

  CITIBANK, N.A.,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-1-8
 

 

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by
 
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -      -      -      - 
    -      -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -

 

Exhibit A-1-9
 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto _________________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-1-10
 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ____________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to __________________ for the account of _____________________ account number_________________________.

This information is provided by ____________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-1-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS X CERTIFICATES

CLASS X

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-2-1
 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”

 

Exhibit A-2-2
 

AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A SIMILAR NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CLASS X CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-2-3
 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS X

Pass-Through Rate: Variable IO1  
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016  
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X Certificates: $395,250,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AN2
ISIN: US902055AN202
Initial Notional Amount of this
Certificate: $[___________]

CUSIP: U68345 AG9
ISIN: USU68345AG97

Common Code: 1372840733

CUSIP: 902055 AP7
ISIN: US902055AP774
No.: X-[ ]

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class X Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class X Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

 

1The initial approximate Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 0.874%per annum.

 

2For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

3For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

4For IAI Certificate only.

Exhibit A-2-4
 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest and any Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class X Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated

 

Exhibit A-2-5
 

transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in

 

Exhibit A-2-6
 

accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-2-7
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class X Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

Exhibit A-2-8
 

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

Date of
Exchange
  Notional
Amount Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Notional
Amount
Exchanged 
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Notional
Amount
Following Such
Exchange
  Notation Made
by
 
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -      -      -      - 
    -      -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -

 

Exhibit A-2-9
 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-2-10
 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-2-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

CLASS B

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

  

Exhibit A-3-1
 

 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL

 

Exhibit A-3-2
 

 

EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A SIMILAR NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

Exhibit A-3-3
 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS B

Pass-Through Rate: 3.999% per annum    
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016    
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates: $43,877,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AC6
ISIN: US902055AC641
  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: U68345 AB0
ISIN: USU68345AB01

Common Code: 1372839562

CUSIP: 902055 AD4
ISIN: US902055AD483
No.: B-[ ]

   

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer,

 

 

 

1For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

2For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

3For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-3-4
 

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest and any Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Exhibit A-3-5
 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the

Exhibit A-3-6
 

indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit A-3-7
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016 

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

Exhibit A-3-8
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by
 
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -      -      -      - 
    -      -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -

 

Exhibit A-3-9
 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-3-10
 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
     
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-3-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-4

FORM OF CLASS C CERTIFICATES

CLASS C

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-4-1
 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS C CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL

 

Exhibit A-4-2
 

EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A SIMILAR NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

Exhibit A-4-3
 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS C

Pass-Through Rate: 4.501% per annum    
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016    
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates: $57,750,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AE2
ISIN: US902055AE211
  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: 137284014
ISIN: USU68345AC83

Common Code: 1372840142

CUSIP: 902055 AF9
ISIN: US902055AF953
No.: C-[ ]

   

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer,

 

 

 

1For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

2For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

3For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-4-4
 

Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest and any Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Exhibit A-4-5
 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the

 

Exhibit A-4-6
 

indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit A-4-7
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016 

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

Exhibit A-4-8
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by
 
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -      -      -      - 
    -      -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -
    -     -     -     -     -     -

 

Exhibit A-4-9
 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-4-10
 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
     
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-4-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-5

FORM OF CLASS D CERTIFICATES

CLASS D

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

1    Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2    Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3     Global Certificate legend.

Exhibit A-5-1
 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS D CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL

 

Exhibit A-5-2
 

 

EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A SIMILAR NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

Exhibit A-5-3
 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS D

   
Pass-Through Rate: The Adjusted Net
Mortgage Rate1
 
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016  
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates: $171,703,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AG7
ISIN: US902055AG782
Initial Certificate Balance of this
Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: U68345 AD6
ISIN: USU68345AD66

Common Code: 1372846693

CUSIP: 902055 AH5
ISIN: US902055AH514
No.: D-[ ]

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class E, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”),

 

 

1     The initial approximate Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 4.648% per annum.

2     For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

3      For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

4      For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-5-4
 

by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest and any Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Exhibit A-5-5
 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the

 

Exhibit A-5-6
 

 

indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit A-5-7
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-5-8
 

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by 
         –                   
                             
                           
                               
                           
                     
                             
                           
                           
                           
                         
                             
                           

  

Exhibit A-5-9
 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

Exhibit A-5-10
 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:__________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
 

 

Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-5-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-6

FORM OF CLASS E CERTIFICATES

CLASS E

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

1    Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2      Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3     Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-6-1
 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS E CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL

 

Exhibit A-6-2
 

EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW” ), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH GOVERNMENTAL PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

Exhibit A-6-3
 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS E

   
Pass-Through Rate: The Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate1  
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016  
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates: $120,023,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AJ1
ISIN: US902055AJ182
Initial Certificate Balance of this
Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: U68345 AE4
ISIN: USU68345AE40

Common Code: 1372847153

CUSIP: 902055 AK8
ISIN: US902055AK804
No.: E-[ ]

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class F and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”),

 

 

1    The initial approximate Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 4.648% per annum.

2    For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

3    For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

4     For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-6-4
 

by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Exhibit A-6-5
 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the

 

Exhibit A-6-6
 

indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit A-6-7
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: February 29, 2016 

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-6-8
 

 

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by 
     –                      
                           
                           
                               
                       
                       
                             
                           
                           
                         
                           
                           
                         

 

Exhibit A-6-9
 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________
     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-6-10
 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _________________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  

  

 

Taxpayer Identification Number

Exhibit A-6-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-7

 

FORM OF CLASS F CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS F

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1      Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2      Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3      Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-7-1
 

 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS F CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS, OR IN WHICH EACH OF THE EQUITY OWNERS IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL

 

Exhibit A-7-2
 

 

EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW” ), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH GOVERNMENTAL PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-7-3
 

 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS F

Pass-Through Rate: The Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate1  
First Distribution Date: March 11, 2016  
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates: $91,524,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: the Distribution Date in February 2036
CUSIP: 902055 AL6
ISIN: US902055AL632
Initial Certificate Balance of this
Certificate: $[__________]

CUSIP: U68345 AF1
ISIN: USU68345AF15

Common Code: 1372848123

CUSIP: 902055 AM4
ISIN: US902055AM474
No.: F-[  ]

 

 

This certifies that [_____________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class F Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class F Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”),

 

 

 

1      The initial approximate Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 4.648% per annum.

2      For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

3      For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

4      For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-7-4
 

 

by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class F Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Exhibit A-7-5
 

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the

 

Exhibit A-7-6
 

 

indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-7-7
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class F Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016 

     
    CITIBANK, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-7-8
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
  Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
  Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
  Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
  Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
  Notation Made
by
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Exhibit A-7-9
 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-7-10
 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
     
Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-7-11
 

 

EXHIBIT A-8

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

CLASS R

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE borrower SPONSOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR

 

Exhibit A-8-1
 

 

OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCES A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN EACH OF TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. TAX PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

Exhibit A-8-2
 

 

225 liberty street TRUST 2016-225L,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2016-225L, CLASS R

Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates: [      ]%
CUSIP: 902055 AQ5
ISIN: US902055AQ50
No.: R-[  ]

 

This certifies that [________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by six promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures three Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class F Certificates (collectively, with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after the Determination Date in each calendar month, commencing in March 2016 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of any amounts distributable with respect to the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 6th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 6th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in March 2016.

 

Exhibit A-8-3
 

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to

 

Exhibit A-8-4
 

 

or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; or (vi) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

Exhibit A-8-5
 

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Trust Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Holder of the Class R Certificates holding the largest Percentage Interest therein shall be the Tax Matters Person of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d). The duties of the Tax Matters Persons for the Upper Tier REMIC and the Lower Tier REMIC are delegated to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as agent for the related Tax Matters Person, and the Class R Certificateholders, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor holders of such Class R Certificates, to such delegation to the Certificate Administrator as its agent and attorney in fact.

 

Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)          Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)         No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, other than in connection with the initial Transfer thereof to the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent transfer thereof by the Initial Purchasers to any of its affiliates, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with

 

Exhibit A-8-6
 

 

holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.3(n) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the preceding clauses (x)(B)(1) or (3) are false.

 

(iii)        Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)        The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates, and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

Exhibit A-8-7
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: February 29, 2016 

     
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-8-8
 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
   
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-8-9
 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:__________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to _________________________ for the account of _______________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by ________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or _________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
     
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-8-10
 

 

EXHIBIT B

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian/Certificate Administrator)

Loan Information
  Name of Mortgagor:
  [Servicer] [Special Servicer] Loan No.:
Custodian/Certificate Administrator
  Name: Citibank, N.A.
  Address: 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
  Custodian
Mortgage File No.:
 
Depositor
  Name: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
  Address: 390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Richard Simpson
  Certificates: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Citibank, N.A., as custodian (the “Custodian”), for the Holders of 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

 

(  )Note dated [_____] [__], 2016, in the original principal sum of $______, made by _______, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders.

Exhibit B-1
 

(  )Mortgage(s) recorded on ____________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________, State of ___________ in book/reel/docket ___________ of official records at page/image ________.

(  )Deed of Trust(s) recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

(  )Deed to Secure Debt recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

(  )Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Note or Mortgages.

(  )___________________________

(  )___________________________

(  )___________________________

(  )___________________________

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(1)           The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders, solely for the purposes provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(2)           The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(3)           The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated or the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(4)           The Documents, coming into the possession or control of the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) for the benefit of the Certificateholders, and the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

Exhibit B-2
 

 

     
  [wells fargo bank, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer]
     
  [Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Date: _________    

  

Exhibit B-3
 

  

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)           the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S);

 

 

 

* Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit C-1
 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

[(2)          the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

(3)           no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)           the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated: _________    

 

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

 

** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit C-2
 

 

EXHIBIT D

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S),

 

Exhibit D-1
 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

[(2)          the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

(3)           no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

(4)           the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

           
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
Dated:        
         
cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    

 

 

*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

**Select (i) or (ii), as applicable.

 

Exhibit D-2
 

 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount]of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit E-1
 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

           
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
Dated:        
         
cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    

Exhibit E-2
 

 

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN BY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.3(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a “U.S. Person” as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding.

 

 

*Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit F-1
 

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

       
  Dated:  
     
  By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit F-2
 

 

EXHIBIT G-1

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S);

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit G-1-1
 

 

[(2)at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

           
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
Dated:        
         
cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    

 

 

 

**Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

Exhibit G-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT G-2

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S),

Exhibit G-2-1
 

 

[(2)at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

(3)no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

(4)the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

           
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
Dated:        
         
cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    

 

 

 

*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

**Select (i) or (ii), as applicable.

 

Exhibit G-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT G-3

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

 Re: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding.

Exhibit G-3-1
 

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. 

           
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
Dated:        
         
cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    

 

Exhibit G-3-2
 

 

EXHIBIT H-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATION FOR
TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services - 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]    ____________________________________________

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of a Class [___] Certificate [having an initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount as of [________] (the “Settlement Date”) of $[__________][evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class] (the “Transferred Certificate”). The Certificates, including the Transferred Certificate, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

(1)    The Transferor is the lawful owner of the Transferred Certificate with the full right to transfer such Certificate free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

(2)    Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would

 

Exhibit H-1-1
 

 

require registration or qualification of any Certificate, or any offer or sale thereof, pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

 

 Very truly yours,
 
 (Transferor)
   
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

Exhibit H-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER FOR TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services - 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Paul Vanderslice

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class [__]  ____________________________________________

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you pursuant to Section 5.3(i) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, in connection with the transfer by [_______] (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $[______] aggregate [Certificate Principal Amount] [Notional Amount] of Class [__] Certificates [representing a [__]% Percentage Interest in the related Class], in certificated fully registered form (such registered interest, the “Transferred Certificate”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

1.    The Purchaser is an “institutional accredited investor” (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”), (i.e. an entity meeting, or in which all of the equity owners meet, the requirements of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Transferred Certificate, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which the Purchaser is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Transferred Certificate for its own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which the

 

Exhibit H-2-1
 

Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. [FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES: Furthermore, the Purchaser and any such account are each a “qualified institutional buyer” (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act), and has completed one of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 and Annex 2.] The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

2.    The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Transferred Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for resale to (i) “qualified institutional buyers” in transactions complying with Rule 144A [,FOR TRANSFERS OF ANY CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASS R: or (ii) Institutional Accredited Investors under the Securities Act, pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in the case of this clause (ii) to (a) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (b) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (c) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws (including applicable state and foreign securities laws), and (d) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer.] It understands that the Transferred Certificate (and any subsequent Non-Book Entry Certificate) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to resell to only certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

3.    The Purchaser acknowledges that the Transferred Certificate (and any Certificate issued on transfer or exchange thereof) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Transferred Certificate cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

4.    The Purchaser has reviewed the applicable Offering Circular dated February 17, 2016, relating to the Certificates (the “Offering Circular”) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Circular.

5.    The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Non-Book Entry Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

6.    The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Transferred Certificate, except in compliance with Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit H-2-2
 

7.    Check one of the following:

☐    The Purchaser is a “U.S. Tax Person” and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

☐    The Purchaser is not a “U.S. Tax Person” and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Administrator (or its agent) with respect to Distributions to be made on the Transferred Certificate(s). The Purchaser has attached hereto (i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8 BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Transferred Certificate(s) and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Person, (ii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachment) or (iii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Transferred Certificate(s) and state that interest and original issue discount on the Transferred Certificate(s) is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Administrator an updated IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8 BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-8ECI, as the case may be, any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Administrator.

For the purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations), or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

Please make all payments due on the Transferred Certificates:**

(a)    by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

   

Account number:    
     
Institution:      
   

 

 

 

**    Please select (a) or (b).


Exhibit H-2-3
 


  (b) by mailing a check or draft to the following address:  
       
       
       

    

  Very truly yours,  
     
  [Insert Name of Purchaser]  
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
     
  Dated:________________, 20__  

 

Exhibit H-2-4
 

 

ANNEX 1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[for Purchasers other than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Seller] (the “Seller”) and Citibank, N.A, as Certificate Registrar, with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificate being transferred (the “Transferred Certificate”) as described in the Investment Representation Letter to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1.             As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Certificate (the “Purchaser”).

2.             The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Purchaser owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of [specific date since the close of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year][the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year] (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Purchaser satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

___Corporation, etc. The Purchaser is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
___Bank. The Purchaser (a) is a national bank or a banking institution organized under the laws of any State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Certificate in the case of a U.S. bank, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign bank or equivalent institution.
___Savings and Loan. The Purchaser (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an

 

 

1 Purchaser must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Purchaser is a dealer, and, in that case, Purchaser must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-1
 

 

  audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Certificate in the case of a U.S. savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution.
___Broker-dealer. The Purchaser is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
___Insurance Company. The Purchaser is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia.
___State or Local Plan. The Purchaser is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
___ERISA Plan. The Purchaser is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
___Investment Advisor. The Purchaser is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
___Other. (Please supply a brief description of the entity and a cross-reference to the paragraph and subparagraph under subsection (a) (1) of Rule 144A pursuant to which it qualifies. Note that registered investment companies should complete Annex 2 rather than this Annex 1.)
   
   
   
   
   
   

3.             The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Purchaser, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Purchaser, if the Purchaser is a dealer, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, the Purchaser did not include any of the securities referred to in this paragraph.

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-2
 

 

4.             For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, the Purchaser used the cost of such securities to the Purchaser, unless the Purchaser reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities were valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Purchaser may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Purchaser, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Purchaser in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Purchaser’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Purchaser is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Purchaser is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

5.             The Purchaser acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Seller and other parties related to the Transferred Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Purchaser may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

___ ___ Will the Purchaser be purchasing the Transferred Certificate only for the Purchaser’s own account

Yes No

6.             If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Purchaser is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Purchaser through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7.             The Purchaser will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Purchaser’s purchase of the Transferred Certificate will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Purchaser is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Purchaser agrees that it will furnish to such parties any updated annual financial statements that become available on or before the date of such purchase, promptly after they become available.

8.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Transferred Certificate was issued.

     
  Print Name of Purchaser

 

  By:  

Name:  

  Title:  

  Date:  

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-3
 

 

ANNEX 2

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[for Purchasers that are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Seller] (the “Seller”) and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar, with respect to the mortgage pass-through certificate being transferred (the “Transferred Certificate”) as described in the Investment Representation Letter to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1.             As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Certificate (the “Purchaser”) or, if the Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because the Purchaser is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is an executive officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).

2.             The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Purchaser is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ii) as marked below, the Purchaser alone owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis, or the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies owned, at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of [specific date since the close of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year][the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year]. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used, unless the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, as the case may be, reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities of such entity were valued at market.

____The Purchaser owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $___________________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
____The Purchaser is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $______________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

3.             The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

4.             The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Purchaser or are part of the Purchaser’s Family of Investment

Exhibit H-2-Annex 2-1
 

 

Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, or owned by the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, the securities referred to in this paragraph were excluded.

5.             The Purchaser is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Purchaser will be in reliance on Rule 144A.

___ ___ Will the Purchaser be purchasing the Transferred Certificate only for the Purchaser’s own account

Yes No

 

6.             If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Purchaser is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Purchaser through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

7.             The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Purchaser’s purchase of the Transferred Certificate will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

8.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Transferred Certificate was issued.

   
  Print Name of Purchaser or Adviser

 

  By:  

Name:  

  Title:  

   
  IF AN ADVISER:
   
  Print Name of Purchaser

  

  Date:  

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 2-2
 

EXHIBIT I-1

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 860D(a)(6)(A) AND 860E(e)(4) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator

STATE OF )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

1.             I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

2.             The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

3.             The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any

 

Exhibit I-1-1
 

excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper Tier REMIC or the Lower Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

4.             The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

5.             The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee (the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [____]).

6.             No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

7.             The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other U.S. Tax Person.

8.             Check the applicable paragraph:

☐            The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

(i)            the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

(ii)           the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

(iii)          the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

Exhibit I-1-2
 

☐            The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

(i)            the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation”, as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

(ii)           at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

(iii)          the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation”, as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

(iv)          the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

☐            None of the above.

9.             The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

10.           The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

11.           The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not transfer the Class R Certificates to any Person that does not provide such affidavit and agreement or as to which the Purchaser has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.

12.           The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

13.           The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to

 

Exhibit I-1-3
 

ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

14.           The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

15.           The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the agent of the Tax Matters Person of the (i) Lower-Tier REMIC and (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit I-1-4
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

   
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of _______________
   
[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
_______________  

 

Exhibit I-1-5
 

 

EXHIBIT I-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFER OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L,
Class R                                                                                                                    

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)          The Transferor is the lawful owner of the Residual Certificates with the full right to transfer such Certificate free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

(2)          In connection with such request, and in respect of such Residual Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Residual Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Residual Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

(3)          No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

Exhibit I-2-1
 

 

(4)          The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit I-1. The Transferor has no actual knowledge that the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the Transferee’s representations in clause (9) of such Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(5)          The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit I-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

          

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Administrator

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:          225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L          

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [$[__] initial [principal][notional] amount of] [[__]% percentage interest in] the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, Class [E] [F] [R] Certificates (the “Class [E] [F] [R] Certificates”) issued pursuant to that certain Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES: In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class R Certificates, the Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code

 

Exhibit J-1
 

 

(“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Class R Certificates].

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS [E] OR CLASS [F] CERTIFICATES: In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [E] [F] Certificates, either: (i) the Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Class [E] [F] Certificates; or (ii) (1) the Purchaser is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Class [E] [F] Certificates or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.]

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES: The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you that the Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, ____.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit J-2
 

 

EXHIBIT K-1

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION - ACCESS TO INFORMATION

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Attention:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner][prospective purchaser] of the Class [__] Certificates] [the Controlling Class Representative][a Companion Loan Holder].

 

2.          The undersigned is not a Borrower Restricted Party (or, alternatively, only prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the undersigned is the Brookfield GP).

 

3.          The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense

 

Exhibit K-1-1
 

 

incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.          The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery thereto of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement if the undersigned becomes a Borrower Restricted Party and, prior to a Special Servicing Loan Event, is not the Brookfield GP.

 

6.          The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

7.          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit K-1-2
 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER] [CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE] [COMPANION LOAN HOLDER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit K-1-3
 

 

EXHIBIT K-2

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION -
ACCESS SOLELY TO DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENTS

 

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Attention:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner][prospective purchaser] of the Class [__] Certificates][the Controlling Class Representative][a Companion Loan Holder].

 

2.          The undersigned is a Borrower Restricted Party (and, only prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, is not the Brookfield GP).

 

3.          The undersigned is requesting access solely to the Distribution Date Statement (the “Information”) and agrees to keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

Exhibit K-2-1
 

 

5.          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit K-2-2
 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER] [CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE] [COMPANION LOAN HOLDER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit K-2-3
 

 

EXHIBIT K-3

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION - VOTING and other RIGHTS

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

 

Attention:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.             The undersigned [is a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner] of the Class [__] Certificates] [[is] [has been designated to become] the Controlling Class Representative].

2.             [for exercise of voting and other rights: The undersigned [[intends to exercise]] [is prohibited from exercising]] [[Voting Rights] [rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates]] under the Agreement [or, if the undersigned is not a U.S. Person, the undersigned has irrevocably appointed [______], a U.S. Person, to vote on its behalf, and to have full discretion as to such vote,] and the undersigned (please check each of the following that is applicable):

 

___is not the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their sub-servicers (engaged with respect to the Trust), a Borrower Restricted Party or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

___is the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their sub-servicers (engaged with respect to the Trust), or an Affiliate of one of the foregoing (in which case the undersigned is prohibited from exercising Voting Rights or, if applicable, any other rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates, other than as expressly authorized in the definition of “Certificateholder”).

 

___is a Borrower Restricted Party (in which case the undersigned is prohibited from exercising Voting Rights or, if applicable, any other rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates).]

Exhibit K-3-1
 

 

 2.            [for controlling class representative: The undersigned [is not a Borrower Restricted Party] [has become a Borrower Restricted Party and is required to resign as Controlling Class Representative in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Agreement].]

2.             [notice that controlling class representative is a borrower restricted party: The undersigned is a [Holder] [Beneficial Owner] of Certificates of the Controlling Class and has gained actual knowledge that [specify name of applicable individual or entity], the acting Controlling Class Representative, is a Borrower Restricted Party.]1

3.             The undersigned agrees that, if it has not otherwise identified itself as a Borrower Restricted Party, then it shall promptly notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement if the undersigned becomes a Borrower Restricted Party. Furthermore, if the undersigned is a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates of the Controlling Class, and if the undersigned gains actual knowledge that the Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Restricted Party, then it shall promptly so notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement.

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

5.             The undersigned agrees that each time it exercises any Voting Rights or other rights as a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of Certificates or a Controlling Class Representative under the Agreement, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

6.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

 

 

1  Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 may be omitted if the sole purpose of this certification is to provide this notice.

 

Exhibit K-3-2
 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 [CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER]
 
 
By: 
  Name:
  Title:

 

Exhibit K-3-3
 

EXHIBIT L

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit L, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

Servicing Criteria applicable Servicing Criteria
     
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
Certificate Administrator
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
Custodian (in the case of the Custodian, if such entity is not also the Trustee)

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

  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
Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
 
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
Trustee (in the case of the Trustee, to the extent the Trustee was required to make an advance during the applicable calendar year)
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
Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit L-1
 

 

Servicing Criteria applicable
Servicing
Criteria
     
Reference Criteria  
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 Exchange Act. Servicer
Special Servicer
Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. Servicer
Special Servicer
Certificate Administrator
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 are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) 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
Certificate Administrator
  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission 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 Commission 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. Certificate Administrator
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. Certificate Administrator
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. Certificate Administrator
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. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset 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
Custodian
1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
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
Certificate Administrator
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

 

Exhibit L-2
 

 

Servicing Criteria applicable
Servicing
Criteria
     
Reference Criteria  
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. Servicer
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
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

 

Exhibit L-3
 

 

EXHIBIT M

FORM OF NRSRO CERTIFICATION

[Date]

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services - 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

Attention:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), with respect to the above-referenced certificates, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.The undersigned, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), as such term is used in Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act, has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Rule 17g-5(e) under the Exchange Act, has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website, and agrees that any information obtained from the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website will be subject to the same confidentiality provisions applicable to information on the Depositor’s 17g-5 website.
2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, it shall be deemed to have recertified that the representations above remain true and correct.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

Exhibit M-1
 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 [NRSRO]
 
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

Exhibit M-2
 

 

EXHIBIT N

FORM OF ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services - 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L

Attention:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

In connection with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of [Bloomberg, L.P.] [Trepp, LLC] [Markit] [BlackRock Solutions] [Intex Solutions, Inc.], a market data provider that has been given access to the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website by request of the Depositor.
2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.
3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on Certificate Administrator’s Website is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.
4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or by any of its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.
5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit N-1
 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 [MARKET DATA PROVIDER]
 
By: 
  Name:
  Title:

 

Exhibit N-2
 

 

EXHIBIT O

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

 

Exhibit O-1
 

 

     
Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)
               
             
CONTACT INFORMATION   CONTENTS      
             
               
  Depositor Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.   Distribution Summary 2    
               
    Distribution Summary (Factors) 3    
  Servicer Wells Fargo Bank, National Association          
        Interest Distribution Detail 4    
               
  Special Servicer Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC   Principal Distribution Detail 5    
               
        Class Rating Detail 6    
  Trustee Wilmington Trust, National Association          
        Reconciliation Detail 7    
           
  Certificate Administrator Citibank, N.A.   Other Information 8    
               
        Mortgage Loan Detail 9    
  Rating Agencies Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services          
        Delinquency Loan Detail 10    
  DBRS, Inc.          
        Appraisal Reduction Detail 12    
               
        Loan Modification Detail 14    
           
    Specially Serviced Loan Detail 16    
           
        Unscheduled Principal Detail 18    
 

         
 

 

    Liquidated Loan Detail 20    
               
        CREFC Legends 22    
               
               
               
         
         
  Deal Contact: John Hannon   Citibank, N.A.
    john.hannon@citi.com   Agency and Trust
    Tel: (212) 816-5693   388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor
    Fax: (212) 816-5527   New York, NY 10013
         
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

Distribution Summary

                         
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                         
    Prior Pass- Accrual             Current
  Original Principal Through Day Count Accrual Interest Principal PPP and YM Total Deferred Realized Principal
Class Balance Balance Rate Fraction Dates Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Interest Loss Balance
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)=(7+8+9) (11) (12) (13)=(3-8+11-12)
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        
                         
                         
Notional Classes                      
                         
                         
                           
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

 

Distribution Summary (Factors)

                     
PER $1,000 OF ORIGINAL BALANCE            
Class CUSIP Record
Date
Prior
Principal
Balance
(3)/(2) x 1000
Interest
Distributed
(7)/(2) x 1000
Principal
Distributed
(8)/(2) x 1000

PPM and YM
Distributed
(9)/(2) x 1000
Total
Distributed
(10)/(2) x 1000
Deferred
Interest
(11)/(2) x 1000
Realized
Loss
(12)/(2) x 1000
Current
Principal
Balance
(14)/(2) x 1000
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
     
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Determination Date:
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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

Interest Distribution Detail

                       
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS              
  Prior Pass- Accrual Optimal Prior Interest on Non-Recov.       Current
  Principal Through Day Accrued Unpaid Prior Unpaid Interest Interest Deferred Interest Unpaid
Class Balance Rate Count Interest Interest Interest Shortfall Due Interest Distributed Interest
(1) (2) (3) Fraction (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)=(6)+(7)+(8)-(9) (11) (12) (13)=(10)-(11)-(12)
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        
                         
Notional Classes                      
                         
                         
                       
     
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Determination Date:
225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

Principal Distribution Detail

                         
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
    Prior Scheduled Unscheduled   Current Current Current Cumulative Original Current Original Current
  Original Principal Principal Principal Accreted Realized Principal Principal Realized Class Class Credit Credit
Class Balance Balance Distribution Distribution Principal Loss Recoveries Balance Loss (%) (%) Support Support
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)=(3)-(4)-(5)+(6)-(7)+(8) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
Totals                          
     
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Determination Date:
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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

 

Class Rating Detail

 

                   
                   
Class Original Current Date Original Current Date Original Current Date
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L
(CITI LOGO)

Reconciliation Detail

                 
       
SOURCE OF FUNDS   ALLOCATION OF FUNDS  
       
                   
  Interest Funds Available         Scheduled Fees      
  Scheduled Interest         Servicing Fee      
  Prepayment Interest Excess         Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee      
  Prepayment Interest Shortfall         CREFC® Licensing Fee      
  Interest Adjustments         Total Scheduled Fees:      
  Total Interest Funds Available:         Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.      
  Principal Funds Available         Special Servicing Fee      
  Scheduled Principal          Workout Fee      
  Curtailments          Liquidation Fee      
  Principal Prepayments          ASER Amount      
  Net Liquidation Proceeds          Reimbursement for Interest on Advances      
  Repurchased Principal          Other Expenses      
  Nonrecoverable Principal Advances         Total Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.:      
  Substitution Principal         Distribution to Certificateholders      
  Other Principal         Interest Distribution      
  Total Principal Funds Available:         Principal Distribution      
  Other Funds Available         Yield Maintenance/Prepayment Penalties Distribution      
  Prepayment Penalties/Yield Maintenance         Total Distribution to Certificateholders:      
  Interest Reserve Deposit         Total Funds Allocated      
  Interest Reserve Withdrawal              
  Other Charges              
  Total Other Funds Available:              
  Total Funds Available                
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
     
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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L

Other Information

Account Information    
Beginning Interest Reserve Balance 0.00  
Interest Reserve Deposits 0.00  
Interest Reserve Withdrawals 0.00  
Ending Interest Reserve Balance 0.00  
     
Subordinate Control Period    
Commencement of Subordinate Consultation Period No  
Commencement of Subordinate Consultation Termination Period No  
Termination of Subordinate Control Period No  
Termination of Subordinate Consultation Period No  
     

   
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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L

 

                                   
Mortgage Loan Detail
 
Loan OMCR Prop
Type
(1)
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Maturity
Date


Neg

Am
Flag
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Through
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Amount
Payment
Status
(2)
Workout
Strategy
(3)
Mod
Type
(4)
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
Totals                                  
   
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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO) 
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Delinquency Loan Detail
                             
      Actual Paid Current P & I Total P & I Cumulative Other Expense Payment Workout Most Recent      
Loan   # of Months Principal Through Advances (Net Advances Accrued Unpaid Advance Status Strategy Special Serv Foreclosure Bankruptcy REO
Number OMCR Delinq Balance Date of ASER) Outstanding Interest Advances Outstanding (2) (3) Transfer Date Date Date Date
                             
                             
There is no delinquency loan activity for the current distribution period.
 

 

   
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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Historical Delinquency Information
                             
Distribution Less Than 1 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3+ Month Bankruptcy Foreclosure REO
 Date End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #   End Sched Bal #  
                             
                             

 

   
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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Appraisal Reduction Detail
             
             
      Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
             
             
There is no appraisal reduction activity for the current distribution period.
 
             
Totals            

 

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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Historical Appraisal Reduction Detail
               
Distribution       Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Date Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
        There is no historical appraisal reduction activity.    
               

 

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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Loan Modification Detail
           
      Modification Modification Modification
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Date Type (4) Description
           
There is no loan modification activity for the current distribution period.
           
Totals          

 

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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
  Series 2016-225L
   
  Historical Loan Modification Detail
             
Distribution       Modification Modification Modification
Date Loan Number OMCR Property Name Date Type (4) Description

 

There is no historical loan modification activity.

             
   

 

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L


Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                 
                                 
Loan Number   OMCR   Workout
Strategy
(3)
  Most Recent
Inspection
Date
  Most Recent
Specially Serviced
Transfer Date
  Most Recent
Valuation Date
  Most Recent
Value
  Other REO
Property Value
  Comment from Special Servicer
                                 
                                 
There is no specially serviced loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                 
Totals                                
           

 

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

Historical Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                                                 
                                                                 
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Special
Serviced
Trans Date
  Workout
Strategy
(3)
  Special
Serviced
Loan to MS
  Scheduled
Balance
  Actual
Balance
  Property
Type
(1)
  State   Interest
Rate
  Note
Date
  Net
Operating
Income
(NOI)
  DSCR      
 
  Maturity
Date
  WART
                                                                 

There is no historic specially serviced loan activity.
                                                                 

 

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Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Loan Number   OMCR   Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquid / Prepay
Type (5)
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess / (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penalties
  Yield Maintenance
Penalties
                                     

There is no unscheduled principal activity for the current distribution period.
                                     
 Totals                                    
                                   

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

Historical Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Distribution
Date
     Loan
Number       OMCR
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquid / Prepay
Type (5)
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess / (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penalties
  Yield Maintenance
Penalties
                                     
                                     

There is no historical unscheduled principal activity
                                     
                                   

 

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                 
                                                 
Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Proceeds
as % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net Liquidation
Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Losses
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                 
                                                 
There is no liquidated loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                                 
Totals                                                

 

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

Historical Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                     
                                                     
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Gross Proceeds
as % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net Liquidation
Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Loss
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                     
                                                     
There is no historical liquidated loan activity.
                                                     

 

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Distribution Date: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date: Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2016-225L

 

CREFC® Legends

         
(1) Property Type   (3) Workout Strategy   (5) Liquidation / Prepayment Type
MF = Multifamily   1. Modification   1. Partial Liquidation (Curtailment)
RT = Retail   2. Foreclosure   2. Payoff Prior To Maturity
HC = HealthCare   3. Bankruptcy   3. Disposition / Liquidation
IN = Industrial   4. Extension   4. Repurchase / Substitution
WH = Warehouse   5. Note Sale   5. Full Payoff At Maturity
MH = Mobile Home Park   6. DPO   6. DPO
OF = Office   7. REO   7. Not Used
MU = Mixed Use   8. Resolved   8. Payoff With Penalty
LO = Lodging   9. Pending Return to Master Servicer   9. Payoff With Yield Maintenance
SS = Self Storage   10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure   10. Curtailment With Penalty
OT = Other   11. Full Payoff   11. Curtailment With Yield Maintenance
SE = Securities   12. Reps and Warranties    
CH = Cooperative Housing   13. Other or TBD    
N/A = Not Available   98. Not Provided By Servicer    
         
(2) Payment Status   (4) Modification Type    
A. In Grace Period   1. Maturity Date Extension    
B. Late, but less than 30 Days   2. Amortization Change    
0. Current   3. Principal Write-Off    
1. 30-59 Days Delinquent   4. Blank (formerly Combination)    
2. 60-89 Days Delinquent   5. Temporary Rate Reduction    
3. 90+ Days Delinquent   6. Capitalization of Interest    
4. Performing Matured Balloon   7. Capitalization of Taxes    
5. Non Performing Matured Balloon   8. Other    
98. Not Provided By Servicer   9. Combination    

 

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EXHIBIT P-1

 

Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights

 

[Date]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013

Attention: Paul Vanderslice

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right (as defined below) established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Depositor, that:

 

1.          The Transferor is the lawful owner of the right to receive the Excess Servicing Fees (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”), with the full right to transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

2.          Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any Person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any Person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any Person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

Exhibit P-1-1
 

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit P-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013

Attention: Paul Vanderslice

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Servicer

Commercial Mortgage Servicing, MAC D1086

550 South Tryon Street, 14th Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L Asset Manager

 

Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

 

1.          The Transferee is acquiring the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”) for its own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or transfer in connection with any distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in any manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

2.          The Transferee understands that (a) the Excess Servicing Fee Right has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws, (b) none of the Depositor, the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated so to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and (c) the Excess Servicing Fee Right may not be resold or transferred unless it is (i) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and registered or qualified pursuant to any applicable state

 

Exhibit P-2-1
 

 

securities laws or (ii) sold or transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration and qualification and (A) the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and (B) each of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.          The Transferee understands that it may not sell or otherwise transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any interest therein except in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, which provisions it has carefully reviewed.

 

4.          Neither the Transferee nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any Person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any Person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any Person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act, would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any Person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security.

 

5.          The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Depositor, (b) the Excess Servicing Fee Right and any payments thereon, (c) the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Fund created pursuant thereto, (d) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, and (e) all related matters that it has requested.

 

6.          The Transferee is (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) an “accredited investor” as defined in any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs. The Transferee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Excess Servicing Fee Right; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risks of such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

Exhibit P-2-2
 

 

7.          The Transferee agrees (i) to keep all information relating to the Trust, the Trust Fund and the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and made available to it, confidential, (ii) not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act, and (iii) not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than the Transferee’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, court order or other legal requirement or to the extent such information is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure by such Person or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such Person; provided, however, that the Transferee or any of its Representatives may provide all or any part of such information to any other Person who is contemplating an acquisition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right if, and only if, such other Person (x) confirms in writing such prospective acquisition and (y) agrees in writing to keep such information confidential, not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificates pursuant to the Securities Act and not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such other Person’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators.

 

8.          The Transferee acknowledges that the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and that the Excess Servicing Fee Rate may be reduced to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit P-2-3
 

 

EXhibit Q

 

LOAN SELLER SUB-SERVICERS

 

None

 

Exhibit Q-1
 

 

EXHIBIT R

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, and each Other Depositor any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income, financial statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) (in each case, after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information

 

Any information required by Item 1121 of Regulation AB which is NOT included on the Distribution Date Statement

Certificate Administrator

Servicer (only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB and only if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing)

Special Servicer (only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB and only if a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing)

 

Exhibit R-1
 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 2: Legal Proceedings

 

per Item 1117 of Regulation AB

(i) The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer(as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), and (iii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in each case as to the Trust (in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation)
Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

Special Servicer (as to Foreclosed Properties)

Item 8: Other Information Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items
Item 9: Exhibits Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit R-2
 

 

EXHIBIT S

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.5 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, and each Other Depositor any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income, financial statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with the Additional Item below consisting of disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, possession) (in each case, after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
Item 9B: Other Information Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items
Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Certificate Administrator

 

Additional Item:

 

Disclosure per Item 1117 of Regulation AB

(i) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), (iii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in each case as to the Trust (in the

 

Exhibit S-1
 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
  case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation)

Additional Item:

Disclosure per Item 1119 of Regulation AB

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (as to themselves) (in the case of the Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with “significant obligors” identified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Special Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3) and, in the case of the Special Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with “significant obligors” identified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the

Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3))

Additional Item:

Disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”) Special Servicer (as to Foreclosed Property)

Exhibit S-2
 

 

EXHIBIT T

FORM OF ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

**SEND VIA FAX TO [           ] AND VIA EMAIL TO [           ] AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

[OTHER EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING PARTY]

 

[OTHER DEPOSITOR]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Paul Vanderslice

 

RE:   **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section [ ] of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, the undersigned, as [          ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                ], phone number: [      ]; email address: [           ].

 

    [NAME OF PARTY],
    as [role]
By:      
Name:    

 

Exhibit T-1
 

 

EXHIBIT U

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.6 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which such Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
Item 1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into on behalf of the Trust)
Certificate Administrator
(other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)
 and Servicing Agreement) is a party)
Item 1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into

 

Exhibit U-1
 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
  on behalf of the Trust)
Certificate Administrator
(other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)
Item 1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each as to itself)
Item 2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Certificate Administrator
Item 3.03- Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders Certificate Administrator
Item 6.02- Change of Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee

Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it)

Special Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it)

Trustee
Certificate Administrator
Custodian

Item 6.04- Failure to Make a Required Distribution Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit U-2
 

 

EXHIBIT V-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)
Re:Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”)

I, [identifying the certifying individual], a [title] of [CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1D] [A-1E] [and A-1F] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

1.            Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

2.            Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports with respect to the Trust to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Certificate Administrator to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

3.            I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Certificate Administrator has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

Exhibit V-1-1
 

4.            The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date:    

 

[                   ]

By:    

 

Exhibit V-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT V-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SERVICER

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (The “Trust”)
Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (the “225 Liberty Street Trust”), Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, issued pursuant to Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”).

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [SERVICER], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] (the “Subject Companion Loan”) evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1D] [A-1E] [and A-1F] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

(1)I have (or a Servicing Officer under my supervision has) reviewed the servicing reports relating to the Subject Companion Loan delivered by the Servicer to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust covering the fiscal year 20__;
(2)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Servicer), the servicing information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these servicing reports;
(3)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Servicer), the servicing information required to be provided in these servicing reports to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement is included in the servicing reports delivered by the Servicer to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust ;
Exhibit V-2-1
 
(4)I am, or an employee under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Servicer, and except as disclosed in such compliance statement delivered by the Servicer under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and
(5)The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be delivered in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement discloses all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

Further, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, the Servicer does not make any certification under the foregoing clauses (1) through (5) that is in turn dependent upon information required to be provided by any sub-servicer acting under a sub-servicing agreement that the Servicer entered into in connection with the Mortgage Loan, or upon the performance by any such sub-servicer of its obligations pursuant to any such sub-servicing agreement, in each case beyond the respective backup certifications actually provided by such sub-servicer to the Servicer with respect to the information that is subject of such certification.

In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of servicer, sub-servicer or co-servicer not retained by the servicer giving certification] and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the servicer reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:    

 

[                   ]

 

By:    
[Name]  

  

Exhibit V-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT V-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
BY THE SPECIAL SERVICER

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)
Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (the “225 Liberty Street Trust”), Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, issued pursuant to Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [SPECIAL SERVICER], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] (the “Subject Companion Loan”) evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1D] [A-1E] [and A-1F] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

1.     Based on my knowledge, the servicing information in the servicing reports or information relating to the Subject Companion Loan delivered by the Special Servicer to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust covering the fiscal year 20__, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these servicing reports;

2.     Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports to be filed by the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the servicing reports delivered by the Special Servicer to the master servicer and/or special servicer with respect to the Trust ;

3.     I am, or an employee under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in such compliance statement delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

Exhibit V-2-1
 

4.     The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be delivered in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement discloses all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

Date:    

[                            ]

 

By:    
[Name]
[Title]
 

 

Exhibit V-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT V-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE CUSTODIAN

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)
Re:Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”)

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [CUSTODIAN], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1D] [A-1E] [and A-1F] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

1.     Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

2.     Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports with respect to the Trust to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Custodian to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

3.     I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Custodian has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

4.     The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing

Exhibit V-4-1
 

criteria required to be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date:    

[                            ]

 By:  

 

 

Exhibit V-4-2
 

 

EXHIBIT V-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE TRUSTEE

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)
Re:225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L (the “225 Liberty Street Trust”), Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, issued pursuant to Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [TRUSTEE], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1D] [A-1E] [and A-1F] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

1.     Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

1.     Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports with respect to the Trust to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Trustee to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

2.     I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Trustee has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

Exhibit V-5-3
 

3.     The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be delivered by the Trustee in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date:    

[                            ]

 By:  

Exhibit V-5-4
 
EX-4.3 5 exh_4-3.htm SANOFI OFFICE COMPLEX CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

Sanofi Office Complex

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of March 31, 2016

 

Between

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
(Note A-1-A Holder),

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
(Note A-1-B Holder),

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
(Note A-2-A Holder),

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
(Note A-2-B Holder),

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC
(and affiliated entities)
(Note A-3-A Holder),

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Note A-3-B Holder),

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC
(and affiliated entities)
(Note A-4-A Holder)

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Note A-4-B Holder)

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

    Page
     
1.    Definitions; Conflicts. 4
     
2.    Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. 17
     
3.    Priority of Notes. 20
     
4.    Workout. 20
     
5.    Accounts; Payment Procedure. 20
     
6.    Limitation on Liability. 22
     
7.    Representations of the Holders. 22
     
8.    Independent Analyses of each Holder. 23
     
9.    No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 23
     
10.    Not a Security. 23
     
11.    Other Business Activities of the Holders. 23
     
12.    Transfer of Notes. 24
     
13.    Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. 26
     
14.    Rights of the Directing Holder. 28
     
15.    Appointment of Special Servicer. 29
     
16.    Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. 29
     
17.    Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. 30
     
18.    Provisions Relating to Securitization. 31

 

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19.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 36
     
20.    Modifications. 36
     
21.    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. 37
     
22.    Counterparts. 37
     
23.    Captions. 37
     
24.    Notices. 37
     
25.    Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 37
     
26.    Co-Origination Agreement. 37
     
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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 31, 2016, between LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation (“LCF II”), for itself and on behalf of Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance II LLC, a Delaware series of LCF II (“TRS”), to the extent of its interest, as applicable, and LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC (collectively with LCF II and TRS, “Ladder”), each having an address at 345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10154, as the holder of Note A-1-A, Ladder, as the holder of Note A-1-B, Ladder, as the holder of Note A-2-A, Ladder, as the holder of Note A-2-B, Ladder, as the holder of Note A-3-A, Ladder, as the holder of Note A-4-A, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“JPM”), having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10179, as the holder of Note A-3-B, and JPM, as the holder of Note A-4-B.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) has made a mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $125,000,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”) to ARC HR5SNFI001 SPE, LLC (the “Borrower”) pursuant to a loan agreement dated as of December 11, 2015 (as it may be further amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan was originally evidenced by eight notes, Note A-1-A, which was in the original principal amount of $23,333,333.33 (“Note A-1-A”), Note A-1-B, which was in the original principal amount of $11,666,666.67 (“Note A-1-B”), Note A-2-A, which was in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00 (“Note A-2-A”), Note A-2-B, which was in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00 (“Note A-2-B”), Note A-3-A, which was in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00 (“Note A-3-A”), Note A-3-B, which was in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00 (“Note A-3-B”), Note A-4-A, which was in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00 (“Note A-4-A”) and Note A-4-B, which was in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00 (“Note A-4-B” and individually, each, a “Note” and collectively the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first Mortgage Lien (the “Mortgage”) on the real property known as 55 Corporate Drive as more fully described on Exhibit A hereto (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, on December 11, 2015, LCF assigned all of the Notes to Ladder;

 

WHEREAS, on or prior to January 14, 2016, Ladder assigned all of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1-B, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-B and Note A-4-B to JPM;

 

WHEREAS, Ladder and JPM entered into that certain Co-Origination Agreement, dated January 14, 2016, setting forth the terms and conditions under which Ladder and JPM will hold the Mortgage Loan and jointly sell or securitize all or portions of the Mortgage Loan;

 

WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, JPM assigned all of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1-B and Note A-2-B to Ladder.

 

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WHEREAS, Ladder intends to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A and Note A-2-B to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“WFCMS”), as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated March 18, 2016, by and among WFCMS, as purchaser and Ladder, as seller, and WFCMS intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A and Note A-2-B to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, under a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “C33 PSA”), between WFCMS, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “C33 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, Ladder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-3-A and Note A-4-A to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans;

 

WHEREAS, JPM intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-3-B and Note A-4-B to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B, respectively;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Servicing Agreement (defined herein). To the extent of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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Advance” shall mean any P&I Advance or Property Advance made with respect to any of the Notes, the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA.

 

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person (each, a “Common Control Party”), (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests in such Person or (c) any other Person in which such Person or a Common Control Party owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

C33 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer of the Mortgage Loan under the C33 PSA.

 

C33 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

C33 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

C33 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the C33 Securitization.

 

C33 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan under the C33 PSA.

 

C33 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the C33 PSA.

 

C33 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the C33 PSA.

 

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with the C33 Securitization, the Note A-3-A Securitization, the Note A-3-B Securitization, the Note A-4-A Securitization or the Note A-4-B Securitization.

 

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering the underlying assets of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, the assets of any Intervening Trust Vehicle

 

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(including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the Directing Holder).

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall mean the “collection account” or sub-account thereof, established under the Servicing Agreement for the purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Consultation Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “controlled by,” “controlling” and “under common control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgage Loan is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or more than 60 days in respect of its balloon payment, in either case to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the C33 Securitization, WFCMS, (ii) with respect to the Note A-3-A Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3-A PSA, (iii) with respect to the Note A-3-B Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3-B PSA, (iv) with respect to the Note A-4-A Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4-A PSA and (v) with respect to the Note A-4-B Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4-B PSA.

 

Directing Holder” shall mean the Note A-1-A Holder or, if Note A-1-A is included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” under the C33 Securitization or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party to which the Note A-1-A Holder grants the right to exercise the rights granted to the Directing Holder in this Agreement; provided, that no Borrower, property manager or affiliate thereof shall be entitled to act as Directing Holder.

 

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Excluded Amounts”shall mean:

 

(i)          proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Borrower in accordance with

 

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the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)          amounts required to be deposited in reserve or escrow pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

 

(iii)         amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to the parties to the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, as applicable, reimbursement of costs and expenses, reimbursement of Property Advances and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate;

 

but shall not include (A) any amounts received in respect of any P&I Advances (and interest thereon), (B) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of the Servicing Fee calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (C) any trustee fees.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Holder” shall mean the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder or the Note A-4-B Holder.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity which holds any of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

Indemnified Parties” shall mean each of the Lead Securitization depositor, the Lead Servicer, the Lead Securitization special servicer, the Lead Securitization certificate administrator, the Lead Securitization operating advisor, the Lead Securitization asset representations reviewer and the Lead Trustee (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans).

 

JPM” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Ladder” shall mean Ladder Capital Finance LLC, Ladder Capital Finance II LLC and/or Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance II LLC, as applicable.

 

Lead Note” shall mean Note A-1-A.

 

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.

 

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Lead Securitization” shall mean the C33 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established under the C33 PSA in connection with the C33 Securitization.

 

Lead Servicer” shall mean the servicer and/or special servicer designated under the C33 PSA.

 

Lead Trustee” shall mean the C33 Trustee.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Major Action” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Action,” “Major Action,” “Major Decision” or any equivalent term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

 

(i)          with respect to the Notes included in the C33 Securitization, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)          with respect to Note A-3-A, (a) during the period prior to the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, two Business Days after the Payment Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (b) during the period from and after the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, the later of (x) the Business Day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-3-A PSA and (y) the Business Day after the sixth day of each month (or if such sixth day is not a Business Day, then the second Business Day after such sixth day of the month);

 

(iii)          with respect to Note A-3-B, (a) during the period prior to the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, two Business Days after the Payment Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (b) during the period from and after the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, the later of (x) the Business Day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-3-B PSA and (y) the Business Day after the sixth day of each month (or if such sixth day is not a Business Day, then the second Business Day after such sixth day of the month);

 

(iv)          with respect to Note A-4-A, (a) during the period prior to the Note A-4-A Securitization Date, two Business Days after the Payment Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (b) during the period from and after the Note A-4-A Securitization Date, the later of (x) the Business Day after the “determination

 

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date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-4-A PSA and (y) the Business Day after the sixth day of each month (or if such sixth day is not a Business Day, then the second Business Day after such sixth day of the month); and

 

(v)          with respect to Note A-4-B, (a) during the period prior to the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, two Business Days after the Payment Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (b) during the period from and after the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, the later of (x) the Business Day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-4-B PSA and (y) the Business Day after the sixth day of each month (or if such sixth day is not a Business Day, then the second Business Day after such sixth day of the month).

 

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit A.

 

Monthly Payment” with respect to any period shall mean all amounts due and payable to any Holder or Holders during such period in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and all other documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal balance of the Notes evidencing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the schedule in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Non-Directing Holders” shall mean the holder of Note A-3-A, the holder of Note A-3-B, the holder of Note A-4-A and the holder of Note A-4-B, and if Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A,

 

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Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B is included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party as is otherwise entitled under the related Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA to exercise the rights granted to the Non-Directing Holders in this Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean, (i) with respect to Note A-3-A and the Note A-3-A PSA, the master servicer designated under the Note A-3-A PSA, (ii) with respect to Note A-3-B and the Note A-3-B PSA, the master servicer designated under the Note A-3-B PSA, (iii) with respect to Note A-4-A and the Note A-4-A PSA, the master servicer designated under the Note A-4-A PSA and (iv) with respect to Note A-4-B and the Note A-4-B PSA, the master servicer designated under the Note A-4-B PSA.

 

Non-Lead Note” shall mean all Notes other than the Lead Note.

 

Non-Lead Note Holder” shall mean a holder of a Non-Lead Note.

 

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean each of the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Note A-1-A” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1-A Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1-A.

 

Note A-1-A Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1-A Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1-A Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-1-B” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1-B Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1-B.

 

Note A-1-B Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1-B Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1-B Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-2-A” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2-A Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2-A.

 

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Note A-2-A Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2-A Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2-A Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-2-B” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2-B Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2-B.

 

Note A-2-B Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2-B Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2-B Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3-A” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3-A Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3-A.

 

Note A-3-A Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3-A Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3-A Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3-A PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreernent” entered into in connection with the Note A-3-A Securitization.

 

Note A-3-A Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-3-A Holder of Note A-3-A to a depositor who in turn includes all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-3-A as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans that issues at least one class of certificates that is rated AAA (or the equivalent) by at least one of DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P.

 

Note A-3-A Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3-A Securitization.

 

Note A-3-B” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3-B Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3-B.

 

Note A-3-B Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3-B Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3-B Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3-B PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreernent” entered into in connection with the Note A-3-B Securitization.

 

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Note A-3-B Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-3-B Holder of Note A-3-B to a depositor who in turn includes all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-3-B as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans that issues at least one class of certificates that is rated AAA (or the equivalent) by at least one of DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P.

 

Note A-3-B Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3-B Securitization.

 

Note A-4-A” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4-A Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4-A.

 

Note A-4-A Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-4-A Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4-A Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-4-A PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreernent” entered into in connection with the Note A-4-A Securitization.

 

Note A-4-A Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-4-A Holder of Note A-4-A to a depositor who in turn includes all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-4-A as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans that issues at least one class of certificates that is rated AAA (or the equivalent) by at least one of DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P.

 

Note A-4-A Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4-A Securitization.

 

Note A-4-B” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4-B Holder” shall mean Ladder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4-B.

 

Note A-4-B Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-4-B Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4-B Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-4-B PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreernent” entered into in connection with the Note A-4-B Securitization.

 

Note A-4-B Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-4-B Holder of Note A-4-B to a depositor who in turn includes all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-4-B as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans that issues at least one class of

 

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certificates that is rated AAA (or the equivalent) by at least one of DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P.

 

Note A-4-B Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4-B Securitization.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable, with respect to a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Notes included in the related Securitization.

 

Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts collected from the Borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and/or default interest, but excluding any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person (a) listed on Exhibit C attached hereto or (b) that on the date of determination is (i) a Qualified Transferee or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through one or more funds with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Property Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of property protection expenses or expenses incurred to protect, preserve and enforce the security for the Mortgage Loan or to pay taxes and assessments or insurance premiums with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and each Holder, (i) for purposes of allocating payments of interest among the Notes, each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the interest accrued on such Note at the respective Interest Rate of such Note based on the outstanding principal balance of such Note, and (ii) for all other purposes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Holder over another Note or Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the principal balance of its Note in relation to the principal balance of the entire Mortgage Loan of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

PSA” shall mean the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable.

 

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Qualified Servicer” shall mean (i) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (ii) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, (iii) KeyBank National Association, (iv) in the case of a Special Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, or (v) any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer (1) rated at least “CSS3,” in the case of a special servicer, or at least “CMS2,” in the case of a master servicer, by Fitch, (2) on the S&P Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, (3) as to which neither Moody’s nor KBRA has cited servicing concerns of 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) of securities in any CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable, and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (4) that (i) during the 12-month period prior to the date of determination, acted as master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by Morningstar and (ii) Morningstar has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating or ratings of one or more classes of such certificates citing servicing concerns with the servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action and (5) in the case of DBRS, that within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination such servicer was acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal. For purposes of this definition, for so long as any Note is included in a Securitization, the ratings or actions of any Rating Agency that is not rating such Securitization(s) shall not be considered.

 

Qualified Transferee” shall mean an Affiliate of Ladder, JPM or one or more of the following (other than a Borrower or any entity which is an Affiliate of a Borrower).

 

(i)           an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust or governmental entity or plan; or

 

(ii)          an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which regularly engages in the business of making or owning investments of types similar to the Mortgage Loan; or

 

(iii)         an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses(i) or (ii) above; or

 

(iv)         any entity Controlled by or under common Control or Controlling any of the entities described in clauses(i), (ii) or (iii) above; or

 

(v)          a Qualified Trustee (or , in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy-remote entity that contemporaneously pledges its interest in a Note to

 

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a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (A) a securitization of, (B) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (C) a financing through an “owner trust” of, any interest in a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that either (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by at least two of the Rating Agencies that also assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Securitization of a Note; (2) the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is a Qualified Servicer at the time of transfer; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, is a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition; or

 

(vi)          an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership in which a Permitted Fund Manager acts as the general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day to day management and operation of such investment vehicle, provided that greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees,

 

which, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this definition, has (A) at least $400,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management) and (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) at least $150,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity, and (B) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans or commercial loans similar to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, unless specified otherwise, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the applicable Depositor from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization.

 

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Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean written confirmation by each of the applicable Rating Agencies that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Note A-1-A Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise act upon any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise act upon any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Advance Rate” or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

REO Property” shall mean the Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of (or by another Person designated by) the Holders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and its successors in interest.

 

Securitization” shall mean the C33 Securitization, the Note A-3-A Securitization, the Note A-3-B Securitization, the Note A-4-A Securitization or the Note A-4-B Securitization, as applicable.

 

Servicer” shall mean (i) the Master Servicer with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or (ii) with respect to a specific function, right or obligation as to which the Servicing Agreement designates the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the party so designated, as applicable, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Agreement” shall mean the C33 PSA; provided that in the event that the Lead Note is no longer an asset of the trust fund created pursuant to the C33 PSA, the term

 

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“Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

 

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fee of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, which will generally be calculated as the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination.

 

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning applied to such term in the Servicing Agreement, being the rate per annum which, when applied to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance (which may be a different rate with respect to each of the Notes), will determine the servicing fee payable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Transfer Event” shall mean any of the events specified in the Servicing Agreement, whereby the servicing of the Mortgage Loan is required to be transferred to the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan as appointed under the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided thereunder and hereunder.

 

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan during the period it is serviced by the Special Servicer following a Servicing Transfer Event.

 

Transfer” shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA, as the context requires.

 

WFCMS” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

2.          Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. (a) Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to the specific terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the C33 Master Servicer and the C33 Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the C33 PSA. Each holder agrees to reasonably cooperate with each Servicer with respect to its exercise of its rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)          The C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for

 

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securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the applicable Trust Fund, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the C33 Securitization, the Note A-3-A Securitization, the Note A-3-B Securitization, the Note A-4-A Securitization or the Note A-4-B Securitization. In addition, the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA shall have such additional provisions as are set forth in Section 18. The parties hereto acknowledge that the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 is considered to be customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan. The Note A-1-A Holder shall have the right to designate the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the C33 PSA, as long as the designated Person is a Qualified Servicer.

 

(c)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Directing Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. Each Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Holders as set forth herein and in such Servicing Agreement).

 

(d)          If, at any time the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Note A-1-A Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement that is substantially similar to the Servicing Agreement (and, if any Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, subject to a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies that were engaged by the Depositor to rate such Securitization) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement has been entered into (and such written confirmation has been obtained), the Note A-1-A Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement is in place the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any Qualified Servicer appointed by the Note A-1-A Holder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement that was previously in effect.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Sections 4 and 13(a)), each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard as set forth in such Servicing Agreement, and any Holder who is not the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. It is understood that any Non-Lead Note Holder may separately appoint a servicer for its Non-Lead Note, by itself or together with other assets, but any such servicer will have no

 

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responsibility hereunder and shall be compensated solely by the applicable Non-Lead Note Holder from funds payable to it hereunder or otherwise.

 

(f)          The Holders acknowledge that the Servicer is to comply with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(g)          If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights that the Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC that includes any Note (or any portion thereof). Each Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(h)          In the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, the other Holders shall not be required to reimburse such Holder or any other Person for payment of any taxes imposed on such REMIC or Advances therefor or for any interest on such Advance or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Holders be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

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3.          Priority of Notes. Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. Except for the Excluded Amounts, all amounts tendered by the Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, a balloon payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other instrument serving as security on the Mortgage Loan, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be distributed by the Master Servicer and applied to Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

The Servicing Agreement may provide for the application of Penalty Charges paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan to be used to pay (i) the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for interest accrued on any Property Advances (ii) the parties to any Securitization for interest accrued on any P&I Advance, (iii) certain other expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (iv) the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation, except that, for so long as any Note is not included in a Securitization, any Penalty Charges allocated to such Note that are not applied pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) above shall be remitted to the respective Holder and shall not be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer without the express consent of such Holder.

 

4.          Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 13 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B as described in Section 3.

 

5.          Accounts; Payment Procedure. The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain the Collection Account or Collection Accounts, as applicable. Each of the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder hereby directs the Master Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement all payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account for deposit or credit on the applicable Master Servicer

 

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Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B (net of amounts payable or reimbursable from such Collection Account), by wire transfer to accounts maintained by the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder, respectively; provided that delinquent payments and principal prepayments received by the Master Servicer after the related Master Servicer Remittance Date shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such accounts within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement.

 

If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Borrower or paid to the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Servicer shall be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, and the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder or the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion thereof which shall have been theretofore distributed to the the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder or the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Borrower, the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder, the Note A-4-B Holder, any Servicer or such other person or entity with respect thereto. Each of the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder or the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder or the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that the obligations of the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder under this Section 5 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no

 

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event shall any Servicer enforce the obligations of any Holder against any other Holder. The obligations of the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder under this Section 5 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of these provisions.

 

6.          Limitation on Liability. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, no Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have any liability to any other Holder with respect to any Note, except (1) with respect to the Advance reimbursement provisions set forth in Section 17 and (2) with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement on the part of such Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf, except that the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s liability may be further limited or expanded as set forth in the Servicing Agreement).

 

7.          Representations of the Holders. (a) Each of the initial Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof:

 

(i)         It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized.

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)       Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(iv)       This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

 

(v)        It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

 

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(vi)         It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(vii)        It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(viii)       It is a Qualified Transferee.

 

8.            Independent Analyses of each Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that, except for the representations made in Section 7, it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Holders and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase its respective Note. Each Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its respective Note for reasons other than gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by any other Holder or negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer.

 

9.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute among any Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) and any other Holder a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. Each Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and if any Holder chooses to offer to any of the other Holders, the opportunity to purchase notes or interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. None of the Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Holder any notes or interests in any future loans originated by any other Holder or any of its Affiliates.

 

10.          Not a Security. None of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

11.          Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each Holder acknowledges that the other Holders may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Affiliate of the Borrower, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability, but only if none of the foregoing violate the Mortgage Loan

 

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Documents, in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

12.          Transfer of Notes. (a) Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Transferee without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Holder shall not Transfer more than 49% of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Note, the other Holder has consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (iii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee, or (iv) such Transfer is in connection with a sale by a Securitization trust. Any such transferee must assume in writing the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Other than in connection with the Securitization of any Note, such proposed transferee shall also remake each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), and, if such non-transferring Holder’s Note is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.

 

(b)          Except for a Transfer made in connection with a Securitization, or a Transfer made by an initial Holder to an Affiliate, at least five (5) days prior to a transfer of any Note, the transferring Holder shall provide to the other Holders and, if any Certificates are outstanding, to the Rating Agencies, a certification that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 12, such certification to include (1) the name and contact information of the transferee and (2) if applicable, a certification by the transferee that it is a Qualified Transferee.

 

(c)          The Holders acknowledge that any Rating Agency Confirmation may be granted or denied by the Rating Agencies in their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge the transferring Holder customary fees in connection with providing such Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower) that has extended a credit facility to such Holder or has entered into a repurchase agreement with such Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12(d), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to any Holder or any Affiliate that controls such Holder that is secured by such Holder’s interest in its respective Note and is

 

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structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder on the condition that all applicable terms and conditions of this Section 12 are complied with. A Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to a Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Holder to the other Holders and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the other Holders agree to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agree: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) business days to cure a default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the other Holders hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the other Holders shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Holder which such pledging Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (v) that the other Holders or Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other Holders; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the pledging Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to make to the pledging Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Holder on account of any Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other Holders in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the other Holders and the Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee (other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower) that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and such Person’s successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 12(d) shall remain effective as to any Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note

 

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Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

13.          Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. (a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority to (i) modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) consent to any action or failure to act by the Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action, and the Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, other than as provided in the Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority to make Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has to (A) call or cause the Servicer to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (B) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as any Servicer shall reasonably require to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the first sentence in this Section 13(a).

 

(b)          The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee shall not have any fiduciary duty to the Non-Lead Note Holders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Servicer and the related Trustee from their respective obligation under the Servicing Agreement to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

 

(c)          The Holders hereby acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement shall provide that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the next sentence, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, if the Special Servicer determines to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (or the Lead Note), it will be required to sell the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan (i.e., both the Lead Note and Non-Lead Note). Any such sale of the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following:

 

(i)          Each Non-Lead Note Holder has provided written consent to such sale; or

 

(ii)         The Special Servicer has delivered the following notices and information to each Non-Lead Note Holder:

 

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(1)          at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan;

 

(2)          at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale;

 

(3)          at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by a Non-Lead Note Holder; and

 

(4)          until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

Any Non-Lead Note Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth above only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Lead Note Holder, the Directing Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holders and the Non-Directing Holders shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (unless such Person is a Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of a Borrower).

 

The Non-Lead Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Notes, in connection with any sale of the Lead Notes permitted by the Lead Securitization Trust. Each Non-Lead Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Note Holder, such Non-Lead Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following such request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders of its rights under this Section 13 shall be subject in all respects to any section of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action if taking or failing to take such action, as the case may be, would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents or be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or violate the REMIC provisions of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section2(g) of this Agreement.

 

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14.          Rights of the Directing Holder. (a) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Holder,” “Controlling Class Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Action unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any Major Action nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any Major Action as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Action. The Directing Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)          If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Action within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Directing Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Action together with any information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Action shall be deemed to have been approved by the Directing Holder.

 

(c)          In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event that the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

 

(d)          No objection, direction or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(e)          The Directing Holder shall have no liability to the other Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its

 

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willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Holders agree that the Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Holder over the other Holder, and that the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Directing Holder agree to take no action against the Directing Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Directing Holder will not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Holder.

 

15.          Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a Qualified Servicer as the replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. The Directing Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the other Holders and the parties to the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA and a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), if any.

 

16.          Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. (a) The C33 PSA shall provide that the Servicer shall be required:

 

(i)           to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Actions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Non-Directing Holders (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), within the same time frame in which it is required to provide such information to the Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event); provided that if Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A or Note A-4-B has been included in a Securitization, then for any information for which the Special Servicer would be required to provide to such Non-Directing Holders, the Special Servicer shall provide such notice to the master servicer of the applicable Securitization transactions, who shall forward such notice as and when required under the terms of the related Securitization documents; and

 

(ii)          to consult with each Non-Directing Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, if, having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Directing Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Action or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Directing Holder; provided

 

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that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to each Non-Directing Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Directing Holders, whether or not the Non-Directing Holders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless the Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing non-binding consultation rights of the Non-Directing Holders, the Servicer may take any Major Action or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders.

 

(c)          In addition to the foregoing non-binding consultation rights, the Non-Directing Holders shall have the right to annual conference calls or meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)          In no event shall the Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any of the Non-Directing Holders.

 

(e)          Any Non-Directing Holder that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall not be entitled to any of the rights set forth in this Section 16.

 

17.          Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. (a) From time to time, (i) pursuant to terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make (1) Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property and (2) P&I Advances with respect to the Lead Note and (ii) pursuant to the terms of a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to a Non-Lead Note. The Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Non-Lead Note and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Lead Note, any other Non-Lead Note or any Property Advance. The Lead Servicer, each Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Trustee will be entitled to interest on any Advance made in the manner and from the sources provided in the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable.

 

(b)          The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Advance, first from the Collection Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and then, if such Property Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance,

 

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if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          To the extent the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Property Advance or interest thereon, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Lead Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Property Advance and/or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate. In addition, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall promptly reimburse the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee for such Non-Lead Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Lead Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts).

 

(d)          P&I Advances shall be recoverable by each of the Lead Servicer and Non-Lead Servicer(s) in accordance with the provisions of the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable. The parties to each of the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA shall each be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the C33 PSA, the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA and the Note A-4-B PSA, as applicable.

 

(e)          If the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee elects to defer the reimbursement of a Property Advance in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee shall also defer its reimbursement of each Non-Lead Note share from the Non-Lead Note Holders.

 

18.          Provisions Relating to Securitization. (a) For so long as Ladder, JPM or an Affiliate of Ladder or JPM (an “Initial Note Holder”) is the owner of any Notes, such Initial Note Holder shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Borrower to execute amended and restated notes (“Amended Notes”) or additional notes (“New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Note or Notes that it owns (but in no case any Note that it does not then own) among Amended Notes and New Notes or severing a Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Note or Notes being amended or created, provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes prior to such amendments, (ii) all New Notes continue to have the same interest rate as Amended Note of which it was a part prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis with the Amended Notes and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Initial Note Holder holding the New Notes shall notify each other Holder, as applicable, and, if any other Note has been

 

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included in a securitization, the parties under each applicable PSA, in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. In connection with the foregoing, (1) the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to execute amendments to the Loan Agreement and this Agreement (or to amend and restate the Loan Agreement and this Agreement) on behalf of any or all of the Holders solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal or such severing of a Note, (2) if a Note is severed into “component” notes, such component notes shall each have their same rights as the respective original Note and (3) the definition of the term “Securitization” and all of the related defined terms may be amended (and new terms added, as necessary) to reflect the New Notes. Rating Agency Confirmation shall not be required for any amendments to this Agreement required to facilitate the terms of this Section 18(a). The Initial Note Holder whose Note is being reallocated or split pursuant to this Section 18(a) shall reimburse the other Holders for all costs and expenses incurred by the other Holders in connection with the reallocation or split.

 

(b)          Each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall provide that:

 

(i)           if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(ii)          in the event such Non-Lead Note Holder is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 17 and funds received with respect to such Non-Lead Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Lead Securitization certificate administrator, Lead Securitization operating advisor or Lead Trustee, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Lead Securitization certificate administrator, Lead Securitization operating advisor or Lead Trustee to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust Fund’s general account then the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust Fund out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)          each of trustee and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the non-lead trust will be a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Master Servicer or the Lead Trustee, (2) clause (iv) below and (3) clause (v) below and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the

 

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reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note;

 

(iv)          each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent that the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the securitization trust holding such Non-Lead Note, against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the Lead Securitization operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Custodial Account” are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement may include limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Lead Securitization operating advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements);

 

(v)           the related Non-Lead Master Servicer shall furnish the name and other contact information of the person entitled to exercise the rights of the Non-Directing Holder to the special servicer designated under the C33 PSA upon the closing of the related Securitization and thereafter if the identity of such Person changes.

 

(vi)          the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(c)           The Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the C33 PSA (as of the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, the Note A-4-A Securitization Date and the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, respectively) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA, respectively) notice of the Note A-3-A Securitization, the Note A-3-B Securitization, the Note A-4-A Securitization or the Note A-4-B Securitization, respectively, in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, the Note A-4-A Securitization Date and the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, respectively. Such notice shall contain contact information

 

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for each of the parties to the applicable PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under such PSA. In addition, after the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, the Note A-4-A Securitization Date and the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder, as applicable, shall send a copy of the applicable PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the C33 PSA (as of the Note A-3-A Securitization Date, the Note A-3-B Securitization Date, the Note A-4-A Securitization Date and the Note A-4-B Securitization Date, respectively) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-3-A PSA, the Note A-3-B PSA, the Note A-4-A PSA or the Note A-4-B PSA, respectively).

 

(d)          The C33 PSA shall provide that:

 

(i)           the Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)          if the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)         the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to any Non-Lead Note, net of its Servicing Fee and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Holder on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(iv)         the Master Servicer agrees to deliver to each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package® pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis;

 

(v)          the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10K, Form 10D, Form 8K), and other materials specified in each of the other Servicing Agreements as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lead Note Holder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the trustee for any

 

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prior Securitization a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and each Lead Servicer will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and, in the case of clauses (x) and (y) and with respect to the Lead Servicer, upon prior written request and at the expense of the requesting party, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer, upon prior written request, shall each be required to provide certification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreements;

 

(vi)          the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service each Non-Lead Note on behalf of the related Trustees and related Certificate holders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;

 

(vii)         any late collections received by the Master Servicer from the Borrower for which a P&I Advance has already been paid by a master servicer or trustee under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such master servicer or trustee under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, within two Business Days of receipt thereof;

 

(viii)        the Non-Lead Note Holders are intended third-party beneficiaries in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Note under the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix)          each party under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such party, as the case may be, and, as applicable, the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

 

(x)           the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer (provided that such consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the applicable

 

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Special Servicer) fifteen (15) Business Days after such Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such Major Decision and all information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer, and reasonably available to the applicable Master Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent, and such Special Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Decision (to the extent such Special Servicer is responsible for processing any such action) and shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking of any Major Decision (to the extent such Master Servicer is responsible for processing any such action) as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or, in certain cases, thirty (30) days) after the Directing Holder’s receipt of such Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Holder, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent (provided that if such written objection has not been received by such Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day (or thirty (30) day) period, then the Directing Holder will be deemed to have approved such action);

 

(xi)          it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Non-Lead Note Holders without their consent; and

 

(xii)         satisfy Moody’s rating methodology related to permitted investments and eligible accounts applicable to securities rated “Aaa” by Moody’s.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 incorporates the provisions set forth in this Section 18(c), and therefore the requirements of this Section 18(c) are satisfied.

 

(e)           If at any time Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A and Note A-2-B are no longer in the same securitization trust, the Master Servicer, subject to the the terms of the C33 PSA, is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to this Agreement to add new defined terms and related provisions as necessary to contemplate a separate securitization of Note A-1-B, Note A-2-A and Note A-2-B (as Non-Lead Notes).

 

19.          Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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and after a Securitization, except to cure any ambiguity or to correct any error or as set forth in Sections 18(a) and (e), this Agreement may not be modified unless a Rating Agency Confirmation has been delivered with respect to each Securitization.

 

21.          Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicer and Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

 

22.          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

23.          Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

24.          Notices. Unless stated otherwise herein, all notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

25.          Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-4-A and Note A-4-B) will be held by the C33 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) under the terms of the C33 PSA on behalf of all of the Holders.

 

26.          Co-Origination Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the “Co-Lender Agreement” required by section 3.01(c) of the Co-Origination Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, the terms of the Co-Origination Agreement (including the requirement of prior consent by Ladder or JPM to the sale or transfer of a Note by Ladder or JPM, as applicable, to a non-Qualified Transferee) remain binding and enforceable on Ladder and JPM in their individual capacities, but only as to each other. The terms of the Co-Origination Agreement shall not be binding on any successor Holder unless expressly stated in the applicable assignment documents.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Note A-1-A Holder, the Note A-1-B Holder, the Note A-2-A Holder, the Note A-2-B Holder, the Note A-3-A Holder, the Note A-3-B Holder, the Note A-4-A Holder and the Note A-4-B Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. 

 

 Note A-1-A Holder:
    
 LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 Note A-1-B Holder:
    
 LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 Note A-2-A Holder:
    
 LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

SANOFI OFFICE COMPLEX – CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

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 Note A-2-B Holder:
    
 LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 Note A-3-A Holder:
    
 LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC
    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 

SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC 

    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 Note A-3-B Holder:
    
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

    
 By: /s/ Bradley J. Hom
Name: Bradley J. Hom
   Title:Executive Director

 

SANOFI OFFICE COMPLEX – CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

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 Note A-4-A Holder:
    
 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC 

    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 

SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE II LLC 

    
 By: /s/ David M. Traitel
Name: DAVID M. TRAITEL
   Title:Managing Director

 

 Note A-4-B Holder:
    
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  

    
 By: /s/ Bradley J. Hom
Name: Bradley J. Hom
   Title: Executive Director

 

SANOFI OFFICE COMPLEX – CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

A.          Description of Mortgage Loan 

Borrower: ARC HR5SNFI001 SPE, LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: December 11, 2015
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $125,000,000
Closing Date Mortgage Loan Principal Balance: $125,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Bridgewater, New Jersey
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Office
Mortgage Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Anticipated Repayment Date: January 6, 2021
Maturity Date: July 31, 2026

 

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B. Description of Notes

 

Closing Date: December 11, 2015
Note A-1-A Principal Balance (As of January 6, 2016): $23,333,333.33
Note A-1-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): $11,666,666.67
Note A-2-A Principal Balance (As of January 6, 2016): $20,000,000.00
Note A-2-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): $10,000,000.00
Note A-3-A Principal Balance (As of January 6, 2016): $20,000,000.00
Note A-3-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): $10,000,000.00
Note A-4-A Principal Balance (As of January 6, 2016): $20,000,000.00
Note A-4-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): $10,000,000.00
Note A-1-A Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 18.67%
Note A-1-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 9.33%
Note A-2-A Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 16.00%

 

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Note A-2-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 8.00%
Note A-3-A Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 16.00%
Note A-3-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 8.00%
Note A-4-A Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 16.00%
Note A-4-B Percentage Interest (As of January 6, 2016): 8.00%
Note A-1-A Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-1-B Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-2-A Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-2-B Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-3-A Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-3-B Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-4-A Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-4-B Interest Rate: 5.0930%
Note A-1-A Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-1-B Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or

 

 

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  (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-2-A Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-2-B Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-3-A Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-3-B Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-4-A Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate
Note A-4-B Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Note A-1-A Holder, Note A-1-B Holder, Note A-2-A Holder, Note A-2-B Holder, Note A-3-A Holder and Note A-4-A Holder:

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack
E-mail: pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Perelman
E-mail: robert.perelman@laddercapital.com

 

Note A-3-B Holder and Note A-4-B Holder:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
383 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Kunal K. Singh
Fax number: (212) 834-6029

 

With a copy to:

 

383 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Bianca A. Russo, Esq.
Fax number: (917) 464-6116

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

Westbrook Partners

 

iStar Financial Inc.

 

Capital Trust

 

Archon Capital, L.P.

 

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

The Blackstone Group

 

Normandy Real Estate Partners

 

Dune Real Estate Partners

 

AllianceBernstein

 

Rockwood

 

RREEF Funds

 

Hudson Advisors

 

Artemis Real Estate Partners

 

Apollo Real Estate Advisors

 

Colony Capital, Inc.

 

Praedium Group

 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC

 

Lonestar Opportunity Funds

 

Clarion Partners

 

Walton Street Capital, LLC

 

Starwood Financial Trust

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

 

Rialto Capital Management, LLC

 

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EX-4.4 6 exh_4-4.htm 225 LIBERTY STREET CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.4

 

 

execution version

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.,
Initial Note A-1A Holder

 

German American Capital Corporation,
Initial Note A-1B Holder

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
Initial Note A-1C Holder

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.,
Initial Note A-1D Holder

 

German American Capital Corporation,
Initial Note A-1E Holder

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
Initial Note A-1F Holder

 

and

 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.,
Initial Note A-2A Holder

 

German American Capital Corporation,
Initial Note A-2B Holder

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
Initial Note A-2C Holder

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of February 6, 2016

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan in the Principal Amount of $900,000,000
Secured by 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
       
Section 1. Definitions   4
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan   21
Section 3. Priority of Payments   28
Section 4. Allocation of Expenses and Losses   30
Section 5. Workout   32
Section 6. Administration of the Mortgage Loan   32
Section 7. Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative   36
Section 8. Appointment of Special Servicer   39
Section 9. Payment Procedure   40
Section 10. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders   41
Section 11. Bankruptcy   42
Section 12. Representations of the Note Holders   42
Section 13. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right   43
Section 14. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders   43
Section 15. Sale of the Notes   43
Section 16. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder   46
Section 17. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial   47
Section 18. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers   47
Section 19. Modifications   48
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   48
Section 21. Counterparts   48
Section 22. Captions   48
Section 23. Severability   48
Section 24. Entire Agreement   49
Section 25. Withholding Taxes   49
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents   50
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization   50
Section 28. Notices   51
Section 29. Broker   52
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent   52
Section 31. Resignation of Agent   52
Section 32. Resizing   53
       

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
A Mortgage Loan Schedule
B Notices
C Permitted Fund Managers
Schedule No. Schedule Description
I Required Provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement

 

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This Co-Lender Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated and effective as of February 6, 2016, between CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. (“CGMRC” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1A described below, the “Initial Note A-1A Holder,” and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), CGMRC (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1D described below, the “Initial Note A-1D Holder”), CGMRC (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2A described below, the “Initial Note A-2A Holder”), German American Capital Corporation (“GACC” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1B described below, the “Initial Note A-1B Holder”), GACC (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1E described below, the “Initial Note A-1E Holder”), GACC (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2B described below, the “Initial Note A-2B Holder”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“WFB” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1C described below, the “Initial Note A-1C Holder”), WFB (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1F described below, the “Initial Note A-1F Holder”), and WFB (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2C described below, the “Initial Note A-2C Holder”; the Initial Note A-1A Holder, the Initial Note A-1B Holder, the Initial Note A-1C Holder, the Initial Note A-1D Holder, the Initial Note A-1E Holder, the Initial Note A-1F Holder, the Initial Note A-2A Holder, the Initial Note A-2B Holder and the Initial Note A-2C Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Original Loan Agreement (as defined herein), CGMRC, GACC and WFB originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrowers described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (collectively, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), in the original principal amount of $900,000,000, which was evidenced, inter alia, by three promissory notes, each dated as of January 22, 2016: (i) that certain Replacement, Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1 (the “Original Note A-1”), in the original principal amount of $360,000,000; (ii) that certain Replacement, Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-2 (the “Original Note A-2”), in the original principal amount of $270,000,000; and (iii) that certain Replacement, Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-3 (the “Original Note A-3” and, together with the Original Note A-1 and the Original Note A-2, collectively, the “Original Notes”), in the original principal amount of $270,000,000.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Note Splitter Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents and that certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents (as defined herein) executed by and between CGMRC, as lender, GACC, as lender, WFB, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the Original Notes were split, severed and modified into the following nine separate promissory notes with an

 

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aggregate principal balance equal to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan: (i) that certain Replacement, Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1A dated as of February 22, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1A”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $143,100,000; (ii) that certain Replacement, Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1B dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1B”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $97,200,000; (iii) that certain Replacement, Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1C dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1C”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $97,200,000; (iv) that certain Replacement, Amended and Restated Promissory Note A-1D dated as of February 22, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1D”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $40,500,000; (v) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-1E dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1E”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $40,500,000; (vi) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-1F dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1F”; and Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E and Note A-1F are individually referred to as an “A-1 Note” or as a “Note A-1,” and collectively as “Note A-1” or the “A-1 Notes”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $40,500,000; (vii) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2A dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-2A”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $176,400,000; (viii) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2B dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-2B”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $132,300,000; and (ix) that certain Replacement Promissory Note A-2C dated as of February 8, 2016 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-2C”); and Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C are individually referred to as an “A-2 Note” or as a “Note A-2,” and collectively as “Note A-2” or the “A-2 Notes”) in the principal amount as of the date hereof of $132,300,000.

 

WHEREAS, each of the A-1 Notes and the A-2 Notes, as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, is referred to herein as a “Note” and, collectively, as the “Notes.”

 

WHEREAS, payment of the Notes is secured by, among other things, those certain Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement, each dated as of January 22, 2016 (as such may have been amended or restated to the date hereof and may hereafter be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage”), encumbering the Mortgage Loan Borrower’s leasehold interest in an office building (together with all improvements and fixtures thereon) (the “Mortgaged Property”).

 

WHEREAS, it is anticipated with respect to the Mortgage Loan that:

 

(a)          shortly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, CGMRC intends to transfer Note A-1A and Note A-2A, GACC intends to transfer

 

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Note A-1B and Note A-2B, and WFB intends to transfer Note A-1C and Note A-2C (such Notes collectively, the “Lead Securitization Notes”) to Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Depositor”) pursuant to one or more mortgage loan purchase agreements between CGMRC, GACC and WFB, respectively, and the Depositor, and the Depositor intends to transfer the Lead Securitization Notes to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Trustee”) for a securitization (such securitization, the “Lead Securitization”) involving the issuance of the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-225L, pursuant to a trust and servicing agreement dated as of February 6, 2016 (the “Lead TSA”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Master Servicer”), Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Certificate Administrator”), and the Trustee and, upon such transfer, the Trustee, in its capacity as holder of Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C together with its successors and assigns, will succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Initial Note A-1A Holder, the Initial Note A-1B Holder, the Initial Note A-1C Holder, the Initial A-2A Holder, the Initial Note A-2B Holder and the Initial Note A-2C Holder;

 

(b)          the Initial Note A-1D Holder may contribute Note A-1D, whether in its current form or as multiple replacement promissory notes, into one or more securitization transactions;

 

(c)          the Initial Note A-1E Holder may contribute Note A-1E, whether in its current form or as multiple replacement promissory notes, into one or more securitization transactions;

 

(d)          the Initial Note A-1F Holder may contribute Note A-1F, whether in its current form or as multiple replacement promissory notes, into one or more securitization transactions;

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1A Holder, the Initial Note A-1B Holder, the Initial Note A-1C Holder, the Initial Note A-1D Holder, the Initial Note A-1E Holder, the Initial Note A-1F Holder, the Initial Note A-2A Holder, the Initial Note A-2B Holder and the Initial Note A-2C Holder desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E, Note A-1F, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C, respectively.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

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Section 1.           Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms or any one or more analogous terms in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Accepted Servicing Practices” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Accepted Servicing Practices in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder (taking into account the extent to which the Junior Notes are junior to the Senior Notes).

 

Advance” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall assign or delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Lead Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office at the date of this Agreement is the office of the Initial Note A-1A Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and, after the Lead Securitization Date, shall be the Master Servicer. The Agent Office is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

A-1 Note” or “Senior Note” shall mean any of Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E or Note A-1F.

 

A-2 Note” or “Junior Note” shall mean any of Note A-2A, Note A-2B or Note A-2C.

 

Advance Interest Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be allocated first to

 

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the A-2 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis up to the Note A-2 Principal Balance with any remainder being allocated to the A-1 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Available Remittance Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Remittance Date, an amount equal to: the aggregate amount of all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled Interest Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds (other than any Repurchase Price paid by a Loan Seller), proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement which shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; (y) all amounts required to be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law, and (z) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including, without limitation, any Trust Fund Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to Section 4(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Default Interest and late payment charges (to the extent provided in Section 4(c) hereof), but excluding from this clause (y) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Notes, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2 hereof), which shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Balloon Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CDO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

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CDO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

CGMRC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Commission” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c)(ix).

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controls”, “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Note A-1A Holder, provided, that if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party owns any interest in Note A-1A, then the Note A-1A Holder shall not qualify as the Controlling Note Holder, in which case no party shall qualify as Controlling Note Holder. In the event that the Note held by the Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this definition is held by more than one Person, the Holder(s) of at least a 51% interest therein may act as the Controlling Note Holder hereunder.

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7(a).

 

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DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Default Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Default Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

 

Depositor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

GACC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Indemnified Items” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b).

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1A Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1B Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1C Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1D Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1E Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-1F Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-2A Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note A-2B Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Initial Note A-2C Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CDO.

 

Junior Note” or “A-2 Note” shall mean any of Note A-2A, Note A-2B or Note A-2C.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Lead Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Lead Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of Note A-1A.

 

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Lead Securitization Notes” shall mean Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead TSA; provided, that on and after the date on which the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the third paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Lead TSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Loan Agreement” shall mean the Original Loan Agreement, as amended by the Note Splitter Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Major Decision” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the 6th day of every calendar month occurring during the term of the Loan Agreement or, if the 6th day is not a Business Day (as defined in the Loan Agreement), then the immediately preceding Business Day (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 32.

 

Non-Controlling Note” shall mean (a) in the event that Note A-1B is no longer an asset of the Lead Securitization Trust, Note A-1B, (b) in the event that Note A-1C is no longer an asset of the Lead Securitization Trust, Note A-1C, (c) Note A-1D, (d) Note A-1E, (e) Note A-1F, (f) in the event that Note A-2A is no longer an asset of the Lead Securitization Trust, Note A-2A, (g) in the event that Note A-2B is no longer an asset of the Lead Securitization Trust, Note A-2B, and (h) in the event that Note A-2C is no longer an asset of the Lead Securitization Trust, Note A-2C.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of a Non-Controlling Note.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7(c).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the applicable “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the applicable “master servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any of the Note A-1D Securitization, the Note A-1E Securitization or the Note A-1F Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note other than the Lead Securitization Notes.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean from and after the date any Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Non-Lead Securitization, the servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the applicable Securitization Trust that holds any Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the applicable “special servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the applicable “trustee” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder other than a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” or “Senior Note” shall mean any of Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E and Note A-1F.

 

Note A-1 Holder(s)” shall mean individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Note A-1A Holder, the Note A-1B Holder, the Note A-1C Holder, the Note A-1D Holder, the Note A-1E Holder and/or the Note A-1F Holder.

 

Note A-1A” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-1A Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1A Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1A, as applicable.

 

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Note A-1A Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1A Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1A Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1B” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-1B Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1B Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1B, as applicable.

 

Note A-1B Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the aggregate “Promissory Note A-1B Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any aggregate payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1B Holder or aggregate reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1C” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-1C Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1C Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1C, as applicable.

 

Note A-1C Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1C Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1C Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1D” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-1D Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1D Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1D, as applicable.

 

Note A-1D Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1D Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1D Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1D PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with each Note A-1D Securitization.

 

Note A-1D Securitization” shall mean each sale by the Note A-1D Holder of Note A-1D (or any portion of Note A-1D) to a depositor who will in turn include such Note A-1D or portion of Note A-1D as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1D Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of each Note A-1D Securitization.

 

Note A-1E” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Note A-1E Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1E Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1E, as applicable.

 

Note A-1E Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1E Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1E Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1E PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with each Note A-1E Securitization.

 

Note A-1E Securitization” shall mean each sale by the Note A-1E Holder of Note A-1E (or any portion of Note A-1E) to a depositor who will in turn include such Note A-1E or portion of Note A-1E as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1E Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of each Note A-1E Securitization.

 

Note A-1F” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1F Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1F Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1F, as applicable.

 

Note A-1F Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1F Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1F Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1F PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with each Note A-1F Securitization.

 

Note A-1F Securitization” shall mean each sale by the Note A-1F Holder of Note A-1F (or any portion of Note A-1F) to a depositor who will in turn include such Note A-1F or portion of Note A-1F as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1F Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of each Note A-1F Securitization.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder(s)” shall mean individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Note A-2A Holder and the Note A-2B Holder.

 

Note A-2A” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-2A Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2A Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2A, as applicable.

 

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Note A-2A Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2A Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2A Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2B” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A-2B Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2B Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2B, as applicable.

 

Note A-2B Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2B Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2B Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holders and the Note A-2 Holders.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16.

 

Note Splitter Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents” shall mean the Note Splitter Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, dated as of February 8, 2016, by and among CGMRC, GACC, WFB and the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Original Consolidated Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Original Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., as Lender, German American Capital Corporation, as Lender, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean: (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Holders, (a) with respect to the Note A-1A Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1A Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal

 

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Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-1B Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Note A-1B Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-1C Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1C Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, (d) with respect to the Note A-1D Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1D Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, (e) with respect to the Note A-1E Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, and (f) with respect to the Note A-1F Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1F Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance; and (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Holders, (a) with respect to the Note A-2A Holders, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2A Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2B Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance, and (c) with respect to the Note A-2C Holders, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2C Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(c).

 

Prepayment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” or “Pro Rata Share” shall mean (i) with respect to any A-1 Note or any Note A-1 Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost,

 

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expense, liability or other amount between such A-1 Notes or such Note A-1 Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such A-1 Note or any such Note A-1 Holder over another such A-1 Note or Note A-1 Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each such A-1 Note or Note A-1 Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount, and (ii) with respect to any A-2 Note or any Note A-2 Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such A-2 Notes or such Note A-2 Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such A-2 Note or any such Note A-2 Holder over another such A-2 Note or Note A-2 Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each such A-2 Note or Note A-2 Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)           an entity Controlled by, Controlling or under common Control with, or any of, the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)           the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CDO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CDO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)           one or more of the following:

 

(i)           an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)          an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)         a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a Securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being

 

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understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); or (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CDO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmations or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations, as applicable, from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the asset or assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, the CDO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CDO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)         an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)          an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)           any entity that is Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition or that is the subject of a Rating Agency

 

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Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged to rate the securities issued by each Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is then rated in one of top three rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the related Notes.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean (i) prior to a Securitization, with respect to any matter, that each applicable Rating Agency shall have confirmed in writing (which may be in electronic form) that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings assigned by such Rating Agency to any securities issued in connection with any Securitization; provided, however, that a written waiver or other acknowledgment or course of conduct from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter, and (ii) after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or to any analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Commission or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(d).

 

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Remittance Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer is currently acting as special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in one or more other commercial mortgage-backed securitizations, and Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other transactions, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of securities issued in such transactions, (v) in the case of DBRS, that such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal, and (vi) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special 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) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Senior Note” or “A-1 Note” shall mean any of Note A-1A, Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1D, Note A-1E or Note A-1F.

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Second Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents” shall mean the Second Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents, dated as of February 22, 2016, by and among CGMRC, GACC, WFB and the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Section 13” shall mean the section of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that relates to the Depositor’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and/or the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Note Holder of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Special Loan Event of Default” shall mean (a) a monetary Event of Default, (b) a non-monetary Event of Default with respect to which (i) the repayment of the Mortgage Loan is accelerated, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, (c) any Mortgaged Property becomes REO Property, or (d) an Event of Default which occurs due to an insolvency proceeding with respect to or against the Borrower.

 

Special Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Trust Fund Expense” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Trustee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an

 

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estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

WFB” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Section 2.          Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)          Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the Lead Securitization Date by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Notes if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to make certain Property Protection Advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, any provisions governing the determination of non-recoverability of Advances). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of any Securitization Trust, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) generally required by the Rating Agencies in connection with the issuance of ratings in securitizations similar to the Securitizations. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note A-1 Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note A-1 Holder, at such other Note A-1 Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holders set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement require any Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder against any other Note Holder or limit any Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, any Mezzanine Intercreditor

 

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Agreement and applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

Upon the Note A-1A Securitization, any proceeds received from the sale of the primary servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted, promptly upon receipt thereof, to the Initial Note Holders on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis. Any proceeds received by any Initial Note Holder from the master servicing rights with respect to its Note shall be for its own account. The Initial Note Holders shall jointly agree on the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan that is permitted to be netted from payments of interest on each Remittance Date to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)          The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee or Special Servicer, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement): (i) shall be required to make Property Protection Advances on the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make P&I Advances solely on the Lead Securitization Notes, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Protection Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Collection Account that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the A-2 Notes, second from funds on deposit in the Collection Account that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the A-1 Notes, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, to the extent of a Non-Lead Securitization Note’s Pro Rata Share of such

 

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Nonrecoverable Advances, from general collections of such Non-Lead Securitization. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for interest on a Property Protection Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for a Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advance or any interest on a Property Protection Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its Pro Rata Share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or interest thereon.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s Pro Rata Share of any Trust Fund Expenses or other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than P&I Advances and interest thereon), to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (if and to the extent it has responsibilities with respect to the Non-Lead Securitization Notes) (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its Pro Rata Share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its Pro Rata Share of the insufficiency (including, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts of the related Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this

 

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Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Notes based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) business days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Notes) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Property Protection Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Property Protection Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within one (1) business day of making such determination. P&I Advances with respect to any Note are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to such Note in accordance with this Agreement, and shall not be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, out of collections allocable to any other Note in accordance with this Agreement. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for interest on a P&I Advance, in each case subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, first from the Collection Account from amounts allocable to the A-2 Notes, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second from the Collection Account from amounts allocable to the A-1 Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, in the case of a P&I Advance on a Non-Lead Securitization Note that has been determined to be non-recoverable, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)            The Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to have such additional provisions as are set forth in Schedule I hereto (and to the extent such following provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

 

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(d)           Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, agrees that it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide as follows (and to the extent such following provisions are not included in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

 

(i)             such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its Pro Rata Share of any Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any Trust Fund Expenses but only to the extent they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to the subject Note are insufficient to cover such Property Protection Advances or Trust Fund Expenses, (A) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s Pro Rata Share of any such Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or other Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

 

(ii)            each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and, in the case of the Lead Securitization Trust, to the extent of any Trust Fund Expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan) by the Non-Lead Securitization Trust, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its Pro Rata Share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for such Non-Lead Securitization

 

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Note’s Pro Rata Share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)           the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer (i) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Trustee or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)           the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(e)            Each Initial Note Holder shall:

 

(i)             give each other Note Holder and the parties to any previously executed Securitization Servicing Agreement notice of any impending Securitization of such Note Holder’s Note in writing (which may be by email) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable closing date for such Securitization, together with contact information for each of the parties to the related proposed Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

 

(ii)            upon request, send a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each other Note Holder and the parties to any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

(f)             Prior to Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative and, when so delivered to such Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to

 

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this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such Non-Lead Master Servicer and such Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)           In addition to the foregoing, each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to and shall designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain (a) provisions requiring the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer to maintain, or subjecting them to possible termination for not maintaining, compliance with customary servicer rating criteria (but the rating agencies need not be the same) and (b) provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as Indemnified Parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property to the same extent that the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement indemnifies the Indemnified Parties against the Indemnified Items; provided, that (A) this statement shall not be construed to prohibit differences in timing, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers or certificateholder or investor voting thresholds, or to prohibit or restrict additional rating agency communication and confirmation requirements, in each case to the extent not specifically covered herein; and (B) if there is any conflict between this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement, such other provision of this Agreement shall control.

 

(h)           Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement notice of the Securitization of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note in writing (which may be by e-mail) prior to the applicable securitization date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the applicable

 

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securitization date, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall send a copy of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(i)             The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee a statement of any Appraisal Reduction Amount promptly following the calculation thereof. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be allocated first to the A-2 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis up to the Note A-2 Principal Balance with any remainder being allocated to the A-1 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

Section 3.          Priority of Payments.

 

Each A-1 Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any A-1 Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other A-1 Note or security therefor. Each A-2 Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any A-2 Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other A-2 Note or security therefor. The A-2 Notes and the rights of the Note A-2 Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the A-2 Notes shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the A-1 Notes and the right of the Note A-1 Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the A-1 Notes. The Note Holders hereby agree that, for as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding, the Available Remittance Amount shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes in the following order of priority and at such times as are set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement:

 

(i)             first, (A) first, to the Note A-1 Holders, as applicable, up to the amount of any Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advances or Nonrecoverable Administrative Advances that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Interest Rate) (B) second, to the Note A-1 Holders, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with the relative principal balance of such A-1 Notes, the amount of any nonrecoverable advances of principal and interest on the A-1 Notes (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance interest rate), and (C) third, to the Note A-2 Holders, as applicable, the amount of any Nonrecoverable Monthly Payment Advances on the A-2 Notes, each that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate);

  

(ii)            second, to the Note A-1 Holders, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their respective entitlements in accordance with this clause), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid on behalf of the Note A-1 Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to, and reimbursable pursuant to, this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause first above);

 

(iii)           third, to the Note A-1 Holders with respect to the A-1 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in each case in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid

 

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interest (through the end of the then most recently ended Interest Period) on the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, as applicable, at the related Interest Rate in effect as of the date hereof, net of the applicable Servicing Fee Rate, until all such interest is paid in full;

 

(iv)           fourth, to the Note A-2 Holders, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their respective entitlements in accordance with this clause), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid on behalf of the Note A-2 Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to, and reimbursable pursuant to, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or this Agreement (to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause first above);

 

(v)             fifth, to the Note A-2 Holders with respect to the A-2 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in each case in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest (through the end of the then most recently ended Interest Period) on the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance, as applicable, at the related Interest Rate in effect as of the date hereof, net of the applicable Servicing Fee Rate, until all such interest is paid in full;

 

(vi)           sixth, to the Note A-1 Holders with respect to the A-1 Notes, (i) at any time that no Special Loan Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in an amount equal to all payments and prepayments of principal of the Mortgage Loan, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in an amount equal to the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, until such time as the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance have been reduced to zero, and (ii) at any time that a Special Loan Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in an amount equal to the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance, until such time as the Note A-1A Principal Balance, the Note A-1B Principal Balance, the Note A-1C Principal Balance, the Note A-1D Principal Balance, the Note A-1E Principal Balance and the Note A-1F Principal Balance have been reduced to zero;

 

(vii)          seventh, to the Note A-2 Holders with respect to the A-2 Notes, (i) at any time that no Special Loan Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in an amount equal to all payments and prepayments of principal of the Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion thereof applied pursuant to subclause (i) of clause sixth above), on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in an amount equal to the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance, until such time as the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance have been reduced to zero, and (ii) at any time that a Special Loan Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in

 

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an amount equal to the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance, until such time as the Note A-2A Principal Balance, the Note A-2B Principal Balance and the Note A-2C Principal Balance have been reduced to zero;

 

(viii)        eighth, to the Note A-1 Holders with respect to the A-1 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any Prepayment Fee due in accordance with the Loan Documents in connection with a payment or prepayment on the A-1 Notes, to the extent actually paid;

 

(ix)           ninth, to the Note A-1 Holders with respect to the A-1 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any late payment charges or interest at the Default Rate due in respect of the A-1 Notes in accordance with the Loan Documents (after application as provided in Section 4(c) and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), until all such amounts are paid;

 

(x)            tenth, to the Note A-2 Holders with respect to the A-2 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any Prepayment Fee due in accordance with the Loan Documents in connection with a payment or prepayment on the A-2 Notes, to the extent actually paid

 

(xi)           eleventh, to the Note A-2 Holders with respect to the A-2 Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any late payment charges or interest at the Default Rate due in respect of the A-2 Notes in accordance with the Loan Documents (after application as provided in Section 4(c) and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), until all such amounts are paid; and

 

(xii)           twelfth, to the Note Holders, any remaining amounts to be allocated between the Note Holders on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis;

 

provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received with respect to any partial release of any portion of the Mortgaged Property (including pursuant to a condemnation) at a time when the loan-to-value ratio of the Mortgage Loan (or any portion thereof that is included in a REMIC) (as determined in accordance with applicable REMIC requirements) exceeds 125% (based solely upon the value of the remaining real property and excluding any personal property or going concern value) shall be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the A-1 Notes and the A-2 Notes, in that order, in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any remittance under this Section 3 to a particular Lender may be subject to reduction in accordance with the allocation of an expense or loss in accordance with, and in the order of priority set forth in, Section 4 hereof.

 

Section 4.          Allocation of Expenses and Losses.

 

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(a)          All expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation losses of principal or interest, Property Protection Advances, interest on Advances, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees shall, to the extent not paid by the Borrowers, be allocated (subject to the next paragraph): first, to the A-2 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis and, second, to the A-1 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis. Expenses or losses allocated to a particular Note shall be applied, first, to reduce principal distributions otherwise payable thereon, second, to reduce interest distributions otherwise payable thereon and, third, to reduce any other distributions otherwise payable thereon. Each of the Note Holders hereby authorizes the withdrawals, for the payment of costs, expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property, contemplated to be made pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Section 4, in each case, to be deducted from amounts (including principal and interest distributions) that are otherwise payable to such Note Holder pursuant to Section 3.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, P&I Advances with respect to any Note are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to such Note in accordance with this Agreement, and shall not be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, out of collections allocable to any other Note in accordance with this Agreement.

 

If any cost or expense (including any reimbursement of Property Protection Advances) is paid out of amounts otherwise payable to any Note A-1 Holder with respect to its respective A-1 Note because of insufficient collections on the A-2 Notes being available to pay such cost or expense, and if amounts are subsequently collected with respect to the A-2 Notes from which such cost or expense would have been paid had it remained outstanding, then such A-1 Noteholder will be entitled to reimbursement for such cost or expense pursuant to Section 3(i).

 

(c)          For clarification purposes, Default Interest and late payment charges paid on each Note shall be applied (i) first, to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Property Protection Advances and reimbursement of any Property Protection Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) second, to pay the Servicer, Trustee, a Non-Lead Master Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee, for any interest accrued on any related P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), (iii) third, to pay Trust Fund Expenses (including interest on Administrative Advances but not including Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (iv) fourth, (a) in the case of the remaining amount of Default Interest and late payment charges allocable to the Lead Securitization Notes, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (b) in the case of the remaining amount of Default Interest and late payment charges allocable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note, be paid, (x) prior to the securitization of such Note, to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and (y) following the securitization of such Note, to the

 

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Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)           Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 5.          Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the allocation and payment priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Note Holders agree that, to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account the extent to which the A-2 Notes are junior to the A-1 Notes): (x) no waiver, reduction or deferral of any particular amounts due on any of the A-1 Notes (except for REMIC or grantor trust expenses, if applicable) shall be effected prior to the waiver, reduction or deferral of the entire corresponding item in respect of the A-2 Notes; and (y) no reduction of the Interest Rate of any of the A-1 Notes shall be effected prior to the reduction of the Interest Rate of the A-2 Notes, to the fullest extent possible. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall be effected (a) as among the A-1 Notes and the Note A-1 Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, (b) as among the A-2 Notes and the Note A-2 Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in each case as regards the economic effects thereto.

 

Section 6.          Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)            Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 6(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan,

 

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including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan, subject to the terms and conditions of, and in the manner set forth in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (provided, that such consent shall not be required if such holder is a Borrower or an Affiliate of a Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder that are material to determining the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, however, that any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive as to itself any of the

 

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delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Non-Controlling Note Holders and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representatives shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan, unless such person is a Borrower or an affiliate of a Borrower.

 

Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Non-Lead Securitization Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Non-Lead Securitization Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Notes are repurchased by the initial holders of such Lead Securitization Notes that sold such Lead Securitization Notes into the Lead Securitization from the Lead Securitization Trust in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to such Lead Securitization Notes or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Notes upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the initial holders of the Lead Securitization Notes that sold such Lead Securitization Notes into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Persons under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)           The administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder and the extent to which the Junior Notes are junior to the Senior

 

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Notes. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the Control Period or the Consultation Period or any effectively equivalent period) and (ii) prior to a Consultation Termination Event, to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions on the Mortgage Loan if and for so long as it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Days, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) days) from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Day period, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) day period) shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

 

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Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may implement any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Day period, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) day period) if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole). In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, during any period when the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)            If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury. Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 7.          Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

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Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any Affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified the Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative. So long as a Control Period is in effect pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

 

(b)            Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will have any liability to the other Note Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that

 

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neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will be deemed to have been negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

(c)            Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (a “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and Section 6(b) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and any related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. The Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative with respect to each Non-Controlling Note, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the related Initial Note Holder. The Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

(d)            The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Subordinate Class Representative,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision not otherwise covered by an approved Asset Status Report as to which, during a Control Period and if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Days, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) days) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. If the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

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If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Days, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) days) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS (OR, IN CONNECTION WITH A LEASING MATTER, FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS, OR IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACCEPTABLE INSURANCE DEFAULT, THIRTY (30) DAYS), SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or, in connection with a leasing matter, five (5) Business Day period, or in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) day period), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7(d) or elsewhere in this Agreement may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Section 8.          Appointment of Special Servicer.

 

(a)          Subject to the conditions and requirements set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to the other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and

 

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delivering to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any rated securities issued in a Non-Lead Securitization, in each case if applicable. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 8. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced). The Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holders acknowledge and agree that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. The Non-Controlling Note Holders, as a collective whole, shall be responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the event the Special Servicer is terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction.

 

Section 9.          Payment Procedure.

 

(a)            The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account on a Remittance Date allocable under this Agreement to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be

 

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deposited or credited on the Remittance Date for such Non-Lead Securitization by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(b)            If the Lead Securitization Note Holder determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)            If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(d)            Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 7 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 10.          Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided that any Servicer and the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement regarding liability.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of any Servicer and the Trustee to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, Accepted Servicing Practices, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead

 

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Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Section 11.          Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5, each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Section 12.          Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution

 

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obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 13.          No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 14.          Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 15.          Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)            Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 16. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first (a) obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note

 

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Holder and (b) if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder or of any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 15(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of a Lead Securitization Note together with all of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

(b)            In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 15(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified

 

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Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 15(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

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(d)            Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)             The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)           Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)           The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the Pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)            Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 16.          Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 16, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 16 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee

 

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assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 15, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 15 and this Section 16. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 17.          Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 18.          Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)          SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)          CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)          AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

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(d)          AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 19.          Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, from each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization (subject to the provisions of each Securitization Servicing Agreement addressing non-responsive Rating Agencies); provided that no such Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) to make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 20.          Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 15 and Section 16, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

 

Section 21.          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.          Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.          Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 24.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.          Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)          Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)          Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note

 

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Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.          Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Securitization Notes) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Lead Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Securitization Notes) shall be held in the name of the Trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1D Securitization Date, Note A-1D shall be held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1D PSA, on behalf of the Note A-1D Holder. On and after the Note A-1E Securitization Date, Note A-1E shall be held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1E PSA, on behalf of the Note A-1E Holder. On and after the Note A-1F Securitization Date, Note A-1F shall be held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1F PSA, on behalf of the Note A-1F Holder.

 

Section 27.           Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)          Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies or applicable law in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note

 

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Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be required by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies or prospective investors to effect such Securitization; provided, however, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with such Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable such Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder.

 

(b)           The holder of any Note that will, upon Securitization, be a Lead Securitization Note shall give each of the other Note Holders and parties to any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) notice of the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than 5 business days prior to the applicable pricing date for the Securitization of such Note. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the holder of any Note that will, upon Securitization, be a Lead Securitization Note shall send each distributed draft of the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each of the other Note Holders and parties to any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and shall send copies of the offering documents (prior to printing or filing thereof) related to the Securitization of such Note to each of the other Note Holders and the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.

 

Section 28.          Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a

 

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confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (ii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iii) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.          Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

 

Section 30.          Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)            The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15 and Section 16;

 

(b)            The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)            The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)            The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)            The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 16;

 

(f)            The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)            The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 31.          Resignation of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. CGMRC, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations

 

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to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of CGMRC without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 32.          Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as CGMRC, GACC or WFB or any affiliate of CGMRC, GACC or WFB (an “Initial Holder”) is the owner of each Non-Lead Securitization Note (each, an “Owned Note”), such Initial Holder shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the Initial Holder holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and (v) the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Initial Holder holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the Initial Holder, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of this Agreement, including exercising the rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the holders of such New Notes shall designate one party to deal with Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its

 

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behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Note A-1D Holder, as the Note A-1D Holder, to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Note A-1E Holder, as the Note A-1E Holder, and to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Note A-1F Holder, as the Note A-1F Holder, for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders and Initial Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

     
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., as Initial Note A-1A Holder and Initial Agent
     
  By: /s/ Richard W. Simpson
    Name: Richard W. Simpson
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Initial Note A-1B Holder
     
  By: /s/ Matt Smith
    Name: Matt Smith
    Title:   Director
     
  By: /s/ Helaine Kaplan
    Name: Helaine Kaplan
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial Note A-1C Holder
     
  By: /s/ H. Royer Culp, Jr.
    Name: H. Royer Culp, Jr.
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., as Initial Note A-1D Holder
     
  By: /s/ Richard W. Simpson
    Name: Richard W. Simpson
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Initial Note A-1E Holder
     
  By: /s/ Matt Smith
    Name: Matt Smith
    Title:   Director
     
  By: /s/ Helaine Kaplan
    Name: Helaine Kaplan
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

  

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial Note A-1F Holder
     
  By: /s/ H. Royer Culp, Jr.
    Name: H. Royer Culp, Jr.
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., as Initial Note A-2A Holder
     
  By: /s/ Richard W. Simpson
    Name: Richard W. Simpson
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Initial Note A-2B Holder
     
  By: /s/ Matt Smith
    Name: Matt Smith
    Title:   Director
     
  By: /s/ Helaine Kaplan
    Name: Helaine Kaplan
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial Note A-2C Holder
     
  By: /s/ H. Royer Culp, Jr.
    Name: H. Royer Culp Jr.
    Title:   Managing Director

 

Co-Lender Agreement – 225 Liberty Street

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower: WFP Tower B CO. L.P.
Date of Mortgage Loan: January 22, 2016
Date of Original Notes: January 22, 2016
Date of Note A-1B, Note A-1C, Note A-1E, Note A-1F, Note A-2A, Note A-2B and Note A-2C: February 8, 2016
Date of Note A-1A and Note A-1D: February 22, 2016
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $900,000,000.00
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $900,000,000.00
Note A-1A Principal Balance: $143,100,000
Note A-1B Principal Balance: $97,200,000
Note A-1C Principal Balance: $97,200,000
Note A-1D Principal Balance: $40,500,000
Note A-1E Principal Balance: $40,500,000
Note A-1F Principal Balance: $40,500,000
Note A-2A Principal Balance: $176,400,000
Note A-2B Principal Balance: $132,300,000
Note A-2C Principal Balance: $132,300,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: New York, New York
Maturity Date: February 6, 2026

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

NOTICES

 

Initial Note A-1A Holder, Initial Note A-1D, Initial Note A-2A Holder and Initial Agent:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.
388 Greenwich Street
19th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Attention: Ana Rosu Marmann

 

with a copy to:

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax: (646) 862-8988

 

and with electronic copy emailed to:

 

richard.simpson@citi.com

 

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

Initial Note A-1B Holder, Initial Note A-1E Holder and Initial Note A-2B Holder:

 

German American Capital Corporation
60 Wall Street, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10005

Attention: Robert W. Pettinato, Jr.

Facsimile No.: (212) 797-4489

with a copy to:

German American Capital Corporation

60 Wall Street, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10005

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (646) 736-5721

 

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Initial Note A-1C Holder, Initial Note A-1F Holder and Initial Note A-2C Holder:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Wells Fargo Center

1901 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor

MAC: A0227-020

Oakland, California 94612

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Facsimile No.: (866) 359-5352

 

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Attention: David W. Forti, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (215) 655-2647

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.            Alliance Bernstein

2.            Annaly Capital Management

3.            Apollo Real Estate Advisors

4.            Archon Capital, L.P.

5.            AREA Property Partners

6.            Artemis Real Estate Partners

7.            BlackRock, Inc.

8.            Capital Trust, Inc.

9.            Clarion Partners

10.          Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.

11.          CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management

12.          DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners

13.          Dune Real Estate Partners

14.          Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

15.          Five Mile Capital Partners

16.          Fortress Investment Group, LLC

17.          Garrison Investment Group

18.          Goldman, Sachs & Co.

19.          H/2 Capital Partners LLC

20.          Hudson Advisors

21.          Investcorp International

22.          iStar Financial Inc.

23.          J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

24.          JER Partners

25.          Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments

26.          Libremax Capital LLC

27.          LoanCore Capital

28.          Lone Star Funds

29.          Lowe Enterprises

30.          Normandy Real Estate Partners

31.          One William Street Capital Management, L.P.

32.          Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.

33.          Praedium Group

34.          Raith Capital Partners, LLC

35.          Rialto Capital Management, LLC

36.          Rialto Capital Partners LLC

37.          Rimrock Capital Management LLC

38.          Rockpoint Group

39.          Rockwood

40.          RREEF Funds

41.          Square Mile Capital Management

42.          Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust

43.          The Blackstone Group

44.          The Carlyle Group

 

 
 

 

45.          Torchlight Investors

46.          Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

47.          Westbrook Partners

48.          WestRiver Capital

49.          Wheelock Street Capital

50.          Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

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schedule i

 

The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that (and, to the extent such provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

 

(i)            Payments due to each Non-Lead Securitization Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan are required to be remitted on or prior to the Remittance Date;

 

(ii)           Customary CREFC® reports related to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property are required to be delivered or made available to each Non-Lead Securitization Trust in order to permit the related Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and Non-Lead Certificate Administrator or Non-Lead Trustee to timely comply with their respective reporting obligations under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)          Each party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is required to deliver (and to cause any party engaged by such party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to deliver (or to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such engaged party to deliver if such engaged party constitutes a “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-servicer” or a term substantially similar thereto under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) (x) all materials required in order for each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act (including any required 10-D, 8-K and 10-K reporting) and any applicable comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (y) with respect to any Sarbanes-Oxley Certification, the applicable certification to each Certifying Person;

 

(iv)          Customary industry standard indemnification provisions exist for the failure of the applicable parties to timely deliver (or cause to be timely delivered) the materials required pursuant to clause (iii) above;

 

(v)           In connection with any amendment to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the party requesting such amendment to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is required to provide (x) notice of such amendment no later than 3 Business Days prior to the anticipated date of execution, and (y) a copy of the executed amendment no later than the date of execution, to each depositor and party responsible for filing reports under the Exchange Act under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which may be by email) in order for each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act;

 

(vi)          The Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders are intended third-party beneficiaries of the rights under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any of its respective rights specifically set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(vii)         The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely (or words of similar import) affects the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders without the consent of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders;

 

(viii)        Servicer Termination Events (or any analogous term under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials required in order for a

 

 
 

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, and Rating Agency triggers with respect to the Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided, in the case of failures related to the Exchange Act, such grace periods do not materially and adversely affect the Depositor);

 

(ix)           If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review, the applicable parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer or other applicable party to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review (or a substantially similar provision) solely by providing the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with copies of any documents reasonably requested but only to the extent the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer or such other applicable party to the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from the Loan Seller or any party to the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(x)            the Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Trustee of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Notes within two (2) Business Days of making such advance;

 

(xi)           if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Notes or Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance or Property Protection Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide each Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination promptly after such determination was made together with such reports that the Master Servicer delivered to the Special Servicer or Trustee in connection with notification of its determination of nonrecoverability;

 

(xii)          to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with each Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent a Rating Agency Confirmation is provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization; and

 

(xiii)         any conflict between the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement.

 

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EX-5 7 exh_5.htm LEGALITY OPINION OF CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, DATED MARCH 31, 2016

Exhibit 5

 

 

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www.cadwalader.com

 

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March 31, 2016

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
New York, New York 10152-023

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the proposed sale by the Company and purchase by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis” and, together with WFS, Academy and DBSI, the “Underwriters”) of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B and Class C (the “Offered Certificates”), pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, dated March 18, 2016 (the “Agreement”), among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis. The Offered Certificates are being issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), tax administrator and custodian, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer. This letter is being delivered at the request of the Company pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the respective meanings given them in the Agreement.

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined and relied upon the originals, copies or specimens, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and such certificates, corporate and public records, agreements and instruments and other documents, including, among other things, the documents delivered on the date hereof, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below. In such examination we have assumed the genuineness of all

   
 

signatures, the authenticity of all documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents, agreements and instruments of all documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as copies or specimens, the authenticity of the originals of such documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as copies or specimens, the conformity of the text of each document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System to the printed document reviewed by us, the accuracy of the matters set forth in the documents, agreements and instruments we reviewed, and that such documents, agreements and instruments evidence the entire understanding between the parties thereto and have not been amended, modified or supplemented in any manner material to the opinions expressed herein. As to matters of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assumed the accuracy of, the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and we have relied upon certificates and oral or written statements and other information obtained from the Company, the other parties to the transaction referenced herein, and public officials. Except as expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation (including, without limitation, conducting any review, search or investigation of any public files, records or dockets) to determine the existence or absence of the facts that are material to our opinions, and no inference as to our knowledge concerning such facts should be drawn from our reliance on the representations of the Company and others in connection with the preparation and delivery of this letter.

We have also assumed (x) the legal capacity of all natural persons and (y) (except to the extent expressly opined on herein) that all documents, agreements and instruments have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, that all such parties are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, that all such parties had the power and legal right to execute and deliver all such documents, agreements and instruments, and that such documents, agreements and instruments constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their respective terms. As used herein, “to our knowledge”, “known to us” or words of similar import mean the actual knowledge, without independent investigation, of any lawyer in our firm actively involved in representing the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

We express no opinion concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York and, to the extent expressly referred to in this letter, the federal laws of the United States of America.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1.     When the Offered Certificates have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Administrator in the manner contemplated in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and paid for by and sold to the Underwriters pursuant to the Agreement, the Offered Certificates will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and entitled to the benefits provided by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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2.     The descriptions of federal income tax consequences appearing under the heading “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Company’s Prospectus, dated March 23, 2016 (the “Prospectus”), accurately describe the material federal income tax consequences to holders of the Offered Certificates, under existing law and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated therein. We also hereby confirm and adopt the opinions expressly set forth under such headings, under existing law and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated therein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (File No. 333-206677) filed with the Commission on August 31, 2015, as amended by a Form SF-3/A filed on October 27, 2015 and a Form SF-3/A filed on November 12, 2015, as declared effective on November 23, 2015 (excluding any exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”), as it relates to the Offered Certificates, and to the reference to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and the discussion of our opinions set forth in this letter under the headings “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. This consent is not to be construed as an admission that we are a person whose consent is required to be filed with the Registration Statement under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update this letter or communicate with or advise you as to any changes in fact or law, or otherwise.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

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EX-36.1 8 exh_36-1.htm DEPOSITOR CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 36.1

 

Certification

I, Anthony J. Sfarra, certify as of March 23, 2016 that:

1.I have reviewed the prospectus relating to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the “securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, the following: The characteristics of the securitized assets underlying the offering (the “securitized assets”), the structure of the securitization, and all material underlying transaction agreements as described in the prospectus;
2.Based on my knowledge, the prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statemnts made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading;
3.Based on my knowledge, the prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it is a part fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization and the risks of ownership of the securities, including the risks relating to the securitized assets that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the securities in accordance with their terms; and
4.Based on my knowledge, taking into account all material aspects of the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization, and the related risks as described in the prospectus, there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the securitization is structured to produce, but is not guaranteed by this certification to produce, expected cash flows at times and in amounts to service scheduled payments of interest and the ultimate repayment of principal on the securities (or other scheduled or required distributions on the securities, however denominated) in accordance with their terms as described in the prospectus.
5.The foregoing certifications are given subject to any and all defenses available to me under the federal securities laws, including any and all defenses available to an executive officer that signed the registration statement of which the prospectus referred to in this certification is part.

Date:  March 23, 2016 

 

   /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
 

Name:  Anthony J. Sfarra

Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

EX-99.1 9 exh_991wfb.htm WFB MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.1 

 

Execution Version

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 
 

(“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.          Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $198,654,757, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

Section 2.          Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan

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Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)           The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the

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possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the General Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)           In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the General Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the General Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to

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Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the General Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the General Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

(e)           [Reserved.]

(f)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the General Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related

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Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the General Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)           Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

Section 3.          Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

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(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

(e)           No Sub-Servicer that the Mortgage Loan Seller has required the General Master Servicer to retain for any of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is a Servicing Function Participant.

(f)            The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)           Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained

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(and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)           It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

(i)            Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(j)            Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(k)           If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

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(l)            Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

(m)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents (i) required to be delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

(o)           The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the

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Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.          Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if

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applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the General Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the General Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material

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Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice

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of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)           Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust

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Fund and are to be remitted by the General Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)           The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)           [Reserved.]

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(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

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(g)           Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)            The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

Section 6.          Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)            All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)           All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to

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the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)          The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)           All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)        Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

(ix)           The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

(x)            Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.              Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

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(i)            This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)           Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)          A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)          A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(v)           A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)          A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(vii)         A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)        A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

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(ix)           A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(x)            Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

(xi)           One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

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(xii)          If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

(xiii)         Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.          Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Section 9.          Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the

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Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.        Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (with copies to Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053 300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288 and Ross Stewart, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 333 Market Street, 17th Floor, San Francisco, California, telephone number: (415) 801-8505, and also by email to ross.l.stewart@wellsfargo.com); or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.        Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation

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hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.       Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.        Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.       Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM,

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SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.        Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.        Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.        Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.        Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
  By: /s/ Brigid M. Mattingly
    Name: Brigid M. Mattingly 
    Title: Executive Vice President
     
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – WFB

 

 
 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exh. A-1
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
                                         
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   938,219   Sq. Ft.
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach   1678 South 8th Street   Fernandina Beach   FL   32034   Nassau   Self Storage   141,423   Sq. Ft.
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland   11318 Southwest Barbur Boulevard   Portland   OR   97219   Multnomah   Self Storage   37,716   Sq. Ft.
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro   1900 East Bessemer Avenue   Greensboro   NC   27405   Guilford   Self Storage   119,041   Sq. Ft.
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive   1500 Lomaland Drive   El Paso   TX   79935   El Paso   Self Storage   60,115   Sq. Ft.
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street   5201 North Mesa Street   El Paso   TX   79912   El Paso   Self Storage   67,135   Sq. Ft.
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive   301 North Clark Drive   El Paso   TX   79905   El Paso   Self Storage   97,113   Sq. Ft.
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive   9447 Diana Drive   El Paso   TX   79924   El Paso   Self Storage   71,302   Sq. Ft.
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee   1004 North Hoagland Boulevard   Kissimmee   FL   34741   Osceola   Self Storage   74,581   Sq. Ft.
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale   3701 Highway 90   Avondale   LA   70094   Jefferson   Self Storage   59,414   Sq. Ft.
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut   10220 Beechnut Street   Houston   TX   77072   Harris   Self Storage   64,595   Sq. Ft.
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road   350 West Rankin Road   Houston   TX   77090   Harris   Self Storage   59,900   Sq. Ft.
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave   10642 Montana Avenue   El Paso   TX   79935   El Paso   Self Storage   49,057   Sq. Ft.
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive   11565 James Watt Drive   El Paso   TX   79936   El Paso   Self Storage   36,827   Sq. Ft.
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   225 Liberty Street   New York   NY   10281   New York   Office   2,427,515   Sq. Ft.
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   8010 and 8020 Arco Corporate Drive   Raleigh   NC   27617   Wake   Office   180,955   Sq. Ft.
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   1300 Spring Street   Silver Spring   MD   20910   Montgomery   Office   100,895   Sq. Ft.
12   WFB   116 Inverness   116 Inverness Drive East   Englewood   CO   80112   Arapahoe   Office   214,478   Sq. Ft.
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   Various   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   46,535   Sq. Ft.
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C   9455, 9511, 9655, 9659 North Sam Houston Parkway East & 4830 Wilson Road   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   39,129   Sq. Ft.
22.02   WFB   Building D   9635 North Sam Houston Parkway East   Humble   TX   77396   Harris   Retail   7,406   Sq. Ft.
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   3255 West March Lane   Stockton   CA   95219   San Joaquin   Office   65,224   Sq. Ft.
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   180-520 South Lilley Road   Canton   MI   48188   Wayne   Retail   69,812   Sq. Ft.
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   2204-2250 Hanson Road and 701 Edgewood Road   Edgewood   MD   21040   Harford   Retail   74,186   Sq. Ft.
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   2920 East Southcross Boulevard   San Antonio   TX   78223   Bexar   Retail   14,726   Sq. Ft.
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   1326-1340 North Market Boulevard   Sacramento   CA   95834   Sacramento   Industrial   86,510   Sq. Ft.
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   540 West Foothill Boulevard   Glendora   CA   91741   Los Angeles   Self Storage   51,332   Sq. Ft.
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   500 and 506 El Rancho Drive   Sparks   NV   89431   Washoe   Self Storage   90,662   Sq. Ft.
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   12129-12185 23 Mile Road   Shelby Township   MI   48315   Macomb   Retail   11,701   Sq. Ft.
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   4701 Shore Drive   Virginia Beach   VA   23455   Virginia Beach City   Retail   13,440   Sq. Ft.

 

EXH. A-2
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate
                                         
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   49,000,000.00   49,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   202,034.26   Actual/360   4.880000%   0.017500%   4.862500%
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach   7,288,000.00                            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland   6,365,000.00                            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro   4,047,000.00                            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive   3,728,000.00                            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street   3,714,000.00                            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive   3,638,000.00                            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive   3,621,000.00                            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee   3,457,000.00                            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale   3,431,000.00                            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut   2,965,000.00                            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road   2,765,000.00                            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave   2,549,000.00                            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive   1,432,000.00                            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   40,500,000.00   40,500,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   159,356.72   Actual/360   4.657000%   0.014700%   4.642300%
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   23,000,000.00   22,919,343.98   Amortizing Balloon   122,907.32   Actual/360   4.960000%   0.045000%   4.915000%
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   17,750,000.00   17,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   93,772.92   Actual/360   4.860000%   0.017500%   4.842500%
12   WFB   116 Inverness   14,000,000.00   14,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   54,175.46   Actual/360   4.580000%   0.017500%   4.562500%
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   10,750,000.00   10,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   59,029.42   Actual/360   5.200000%   0.017500%   5.182500%
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C   9,494,900.00                            
22.02   WFB   Building D   1,255,100.00                            
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   8,600,000.00   8,600,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   35,604.40   Actual/360   4.900000%   0.017500%   4.882500%
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   7,500,000.00   7,489,873.50   Amortizing Balloon   40,032.75   Actual/360   4.950000%   0.017500%   4.932500%
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   6,300,000.00   6,300,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   32,326.72   Actual/360   4.608000%   0.017500%   4.590500%
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   4,600,000.00   4,600,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   18,655.56   Actual/360   4.800000%   0.017500%   4.782500%
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   4,200,000.00   4,200,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   21,959.85   Actual/360   4.770000%   0.017500%   4.752500%
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   3,975,000.00   3,964,943.93   Amortizing Balloon   20,687.59   Actual/360   4.730000%   0.017500%   4.712500%
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   3,800,000.00   3,790,386.65   Amortizing Balloon   19,776.82   Actual/360   4.730000%   0.017500%   4.712500%
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   3,000,000.00   2,992,657.04   Amortizing Balloon   15,940.04   Actual/360   4.910000%   0.017500%   4.892500%
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   1,800,000.00   1,797,551.92   Amortizing Balloon   9,553.08   Actual/360   4.900000%   0.095000%   4.805000%

 

EXH. A-3
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                    
                                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag
                                             
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   11   2/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO   NAP
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                                    
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                                    
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                                    
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                                    
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                                    
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                                    
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                                    
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                                    
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                                    
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                                    
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                                    
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                                    
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                                    
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO   NAP
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   11   12/11/2025   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   357   NAP
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   11   1/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   360   NAP
12   WFB   116 Inverness   11   2/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO   NAP
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   11   3/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                                    
22.02   WFB   Building D                                    
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   11   2/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO   NAP
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   11   2/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359   NAP
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   1   8/1/2025   NAP   NAP   120   113   360   360   NAP
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   11   1/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   IO   IO   NAP
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   11   12/11/2025   NAP   NAP   120   117   360   360   NAP
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   1   1/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358   NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   1   1/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358   NAP
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   11   1/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358   NAP
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   11   2/11/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359   NAP

 

EXH. A-4
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC
                                     
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   1,090,975   0   0   NAP
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   L(25),D(89),O(6)   Leasehold   0   0   0   0   NAP
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   28,318   Cash
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   L(26),D(90),O(4)   Fee   5   0   108,984   18,164   Cash
12   WFB   116 Inverness   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   5   0   76,289   19,072   Cash
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                            
22.02   WFB   Building D                            
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   0   11,447   11,447   Cash
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   5   26,875   38,676   12,892   Cash
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   L(31),D(86),O(3)   Fee   0   26,913   11,902   5,951   Cash
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   L(26),D(90),O(4)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   5   0   22,344   7,448   Cash
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   L(26),GRTR 1% or YM or D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   L(26),GRTR 1% or YM or D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   0   0   NAP
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   L(26),D(87),O(7)   Fee   5   0   2,671   2,671   Cash
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Leasehold   5   0   7,950   1,987   Cash

 

EXH. A-5
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)   Monthly Replacement Reserve
($)(15)
                                     
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX       0   0   NAP       0   0
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street       0   0   NAP       0   0
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II       0   0   NAP       0   3,016
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street       0   0   NAP       0   1,682
12   WFB   116 Inverness       0   0   NAP       0   0
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes       0   0   NAP       0   524
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                            
22.02   WFB   Building D                            
29   WFB   The Grupe Building       0   0   NAP       0   2,120
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court       26,120   3,265   Cash       83,101   1,164
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza       27,576   3,014   Cash       2,599   2,599
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX       386   194   Cash       0   0
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park       2,676   1,265   Cash       0   1,730
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora       0   0   NAP       0   0
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks       0   0   NAP       0   0
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center       4,974   829   Cash       0   351
67   WFB   Kroger Shops       3,070   614   Cash       0   347

 

EXH. A-6
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Replacement Reserve
Cap ($)
  Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
                                     
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                            
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                            
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                            
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                            
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                            
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                            
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                            
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                            
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                            
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                            
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                            
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                            
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                            
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   0   Cash       0   22,619   0   Cash
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   0   Cash       250,000   10,000   500,000   Cash
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0   Cash       0   3,711   222,615   Cash
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                            
22.02   WFB   Building D                            
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   50,880   Cash       0   7,770   186,480   Cash
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   133,101   Cash       0   10,181   0   Cash
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   0   Cash       2,852   2,852   175,000   Cash
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   41,520   Cash       150,000   7,209   150,000   Cash
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   10,000   Cash       55,000   1,514   55,000   Cash
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   0   Cash       25,000   1,282   60,000   Cash

 

EXH. A-7
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description
                                 
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX       0   0   NAP       Amortization Reserve
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street       0   0   NAP       Free Rent Reserve / Master Retail Lease Reserve / Ground Rent Reserve
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II       0   0   NAP       UCB/Stock Building Reserve
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street       0   0   NAP       Tenant Specific TILC / Rent Concession Reserve
12   WFB   116 Inverness       0   0   NAP       NAP
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes       0   0   NAP       NAP
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                        
22.02   WFB   Building D                        
29   WFB   The Grupe Building       0   0   NAP       NAP
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court       0   0   NAP       NAP
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza       0   0   NAP       Food Lion Rollover Reserve
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX       0   0   NAP       NAP
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park       0   0   NAP       NAP
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora       0   0   NAP       NAP
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks       0   0   NAP       NAP
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center       0   0   NAP       NAP
67   WFB   Kroger Shops       0   0   NAP       NAP

 

EXH. A-8
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow I (Monthly)
($)(11)(16)
  Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty
                             
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0   0   0   NAP    
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                    
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                    
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                    
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                    
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                    
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                    
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                    
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                    
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                    
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                    
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                    
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                    
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                    
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   Free Rent - $80,810,295   0   0   Cash    
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   600,000   22,619   225,000   Cash    
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   Tenant Specific TILC - $62,748.13 / Rent Concession - $25,899   0   0   Cash    
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0   0   0   NAP    
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0   0   0   NAP    
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                    
22.02   WFB   Building D                    
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   0   0   0   NAP    
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   0   0   0   NAP    
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   1,901   1,901   0   Cash    
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0   0   0   NAP    
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   0   0   0   NAP    
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0   0   0   NAP    
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0   0   0   NAP    
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   0   0   0   NAP    
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   0   0   0   NAP    

 

EXH. A-9
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II Reserve Description   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty
                                 
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   Tenant Specific TI Reserve   72,789,685   0   0   Guaranty    
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   Torti Gallas Reserve   0   0   0   NAP    
12   WFB   116 Inverness   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                        
22.02   WFB   Building D                        
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   NAP   0   0   0   NAP    

 

EXH. A-10
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Holdback(7)   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox
                         
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX       N       Springing
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach                
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland                
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro                
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive                
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street                
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive                
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive                
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee                
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale                
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut                
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road                
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave                
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive                
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street       Y   72,789,685   Hard/Springing Cash Management
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II       N       Springing
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street       N       Soft/Springing Cash Management
12   WFB   116 Inverness       N       Springing
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   Tenant Occupancy Holdback - 425,686 / Tenant Specific TI/LC Holdback - 252,016   N       Springing
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C                
22.02   WFB   Building D                
29   WFB   The Grupe Building       N       Springing
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court       N       Springing
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza       N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX       N       Springing
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park       N       Springing
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora       N       None
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks       N       None
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center       N       Springing
67   WFB   Kroger Shops       N       None

 

EXH. A-11
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE        
                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name
                 
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   El Paso Six Storage 18 (TX) LLC; Fernandina Beach Storage 18 (FL) LLC; Greensboro Storage Owner 18 (NC) LP; Airport Storage 18 (FL) LLC; Beechnut Storage Owner 18 (TX) LP; Rankin Storage Owner 18 (TX) LP; Avondale Storage Owner 18 (LA) LP; Portland Storage 18 (OR) LLC   Corporate Property Associates 18 Global Incorporated
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach        
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland        
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro        
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive        
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street        
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive        
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive        
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee        
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale        
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut        
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road        
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave        
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive        
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   WFP Tower B Co. L.P.   Brookfield Financial Properties, L.P.
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   Brier Creek 1 & 2, LLC   Riprand Count Arco
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   1300 Spring Street, LLC   SAB Family Limited Partnership
12   WFB   116 Inverness   116 Inverness Drive East LLC   AICI, LLC
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   Falcon Prime Holdings, Ltd.   Hatem A. Saqr
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C        
22.02   WFB   Building D        
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   Brookside March Office Investors, LLC   The Greenlaw Grupe, Jr. Operating Partnership
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   Cherry Hill Court Associates, L.L.C.   Robert D. Goldman
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   Edgewood Plaza Associates LLC   Ronald D. Strawn and Stephen J. Garchik
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   Warren San Antonio, LLC   Barbara Sterling
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   MKD North Tech, LLC   MKD Investments, L.P.
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   Security Public Storage - Glendora LLC   Benjamin D. Eisler and Shirley E. Eisler, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Eisler Revocable Trust; Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz Revocable Trusts; BACO Realty Corporation
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   Security Public Storage - Sparks LLC   Michael Orwitz, individually and as Trustee of the Michael Orwitz Living Trust; Michael B. Eisler; Michael Bradley Eisler as Trustee of the Michael Bradley Eisler Revocable Trust
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   Raronah LLC   Lloyd Shochat; Amy Shochat; Shauna Weinstein; Scott Weinstein; The Shauna Weinstein Trust; and The Lloyad Shochat Trust
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   Shore Drive Retail LLC   Robert Stanton

 

EXH. A-12
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33  
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE    
             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
             
2   WFB   WPC Self Storage IX   0.0050%
2.01   WFB   CubeSmart - Fernandina Beach    
2.02   WFB   Extra Space - Portland    
2.03   WFB   Extra Space - Greensboro    
2.04   WFB   CubeSmart - Lomaland Drive    
2.05   WFB   CubeSmart - Mesa Street    
2.06   WFB   CubeSmart - Clark Drive    
2.07   WFB   CubeSmart - Diana Drive    
2.08   WFB   CubeSmart - Kissimmee    
2.09   WFB   CubeSmart - Avondale    
2.10   WFB   Extra Space - Beechnut    
2.11   WFB   CubeSmart - Rankin Road    
2.12   WFB   CubeSmart - Montana Ave    
2.13   WFB   CubeSmart - James Watt Drive    
3   WFB   225 Liberty Street   0.0025%
7   WFB   Brier Creek Corporate Center I & II   0.0325%
9   WFB   Parkview at Spring Street   0.0050%
12   WFB   116 Inverness   0.0050%
22   WFB   Rk Park Lakes   0.0050%
22.01   WFB   Buildings B & C    
22.02   WFB   Building D    
29   WFB   The Grupe Building   0.0050%
32   WFB   Cherry Hill Court   0.0050%
36   WFB   Edgewood Plaza   0.0050%
42   WFB   CVS - San Antonio, TX   0.0050%
44   WFB   North Tech Business Park   0.0050%
46   WFB   Security Public Storage - Glendora   0.0050%
47   WFB   Security Public Storage - Sparks   0.0050%
57   WFB   Shelby Township Center   0.0050%
67   WFB   Kroger Shops   0.0825%

 

EXH. A-13
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 

Exh. B-1-1
 

 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)           The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)           After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)            The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)          No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)           The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of California.

 

(o)           The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)           The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)            The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)           The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

Exh. B-2-1
 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

Exh. B-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.           Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.           Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

Exh. C-1
 

 

3.           Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.           Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.           Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

Exh. C-2
 

 

representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.           Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.           Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

Exh. C-3
 

 

8.           Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.           Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

Exh. C-4
 

 

10.         Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.         Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.         Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

Exh. C-5
 

 

Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.         Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.         Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.         Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.         Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.         No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.         Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.         Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.         No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

Exh. C-9
 

 

encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.         No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.        REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.         Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.         Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

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25.         Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.         Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.         Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.         Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

Exh. C-11
 

 

(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.         Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.         Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.         Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.         Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

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comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.         Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.         Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

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two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.         Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.         Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)        The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

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material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)         The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)         The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)         The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)         Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)         The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)         The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

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(H)        A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)         The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)          Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)        In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)         Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.         Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.         Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

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39.         Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.         No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.         Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.         Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.         Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

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with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.         Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.         Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

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the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.         Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.         Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.         Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.         Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

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Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

Mortgage Loan Number Property Name
3 225 Liberty Street

 

Exh. C-32-2-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1
 

 

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

 

Mortgage Loan Number Property Name
2 WPC Self Storage IX
32 Cherry Hill Court
42 CVS - San Antonio, TX
46 Security Public Storage – Glendora
47 Security Public Storage - Sparks
67 Kroger Shops

 

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SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
2 225 Liberty Street
(Loan No. 3)
The mortgaged property is security for six pari passu senior notes aggregating $459,000,000 and three pari passu junior notes aggregating $441,000,000. The senior loan to borrower is secured on a pari passu basis by various notes: (i) Note A-1A, in the amount of $143,100,000 and Note A-1D, in the amount of $40,500,000, each payable to Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.; (ii) Note A-1B, in the amount of $97,200,000 and Note A-1E, in the amount of $40,500,000, each payable to German American Capital Corporation; and (iii) Note A-1C, in the amount of $97,200,000 and Note A-1F, in the amount of $40,500,000, each payable to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The junior loan to borrower is secured on a pari passu basis by various notes: (i) Note A-2A, in the amount of $176,400,000, payable to Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.; (ii) Note A-2B, in the amount of $132,300,000, payable to German American Capital Corporation; and (iii) Note A-2C, in the amount of $132,300,000, payable to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Wells Fargo is contributing Note A-1F to the WFCM 2016-C33 Trust. With the exception of Notes A-1D and A-1E, for which no securitization has yet been designated, the other senior and junior notes identified above have been contributed to the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L securitization. The loan will be serviced pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the 225 Liberty Street Trust 2016-225L securitization.
8 225 Liberty Street
(Loan No. 3)
The entirety of the Mortgaged Property is subject to a ground lease with the Battery Park City Authority, as ground lessor. Part of the annual ground rent payment is a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) payment based on then-equivalent real estate taxes payable to the City of New York. The borrower is entitled, under certain conditions, to a 10-year rent abatement in ground rent in the

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    amount of $1.0 million annually, ending in 2026. Pursuant to the terms of the borrower’s lease with Bank of New York Mellon, the entire $1.0 million ground rent abatement will be passed through to Bank of New York Mellon. At the expiry of the of the rent abatement, Bank of New York will no longer receive the $1.0 million payment and the annual ground rent will remain flat at $5.1 million. The Mortgage Loan underwriting excludes both the borrower’s ground rent abatement and the Bank of New York Mellon’s corresponding rent abatement.
18 WPC Self Storage IX
(Loan No. 2)
Loan documents provide for 12 months’ rent loss coverage with six months’ extended period of indemnity. The mortgaged property is comprised of 13 constituent properties, and the greatest allocated loan amount among the constituent properties is $7,288,000 (approximately 14.9% of the loan’s original principal balance).
18 225 Liberty Street
(Loan No. 3)
Loan documents permit up to $250,000 deductible for property insurance. In-place property insurance provides for $50,000 deductible.
18 Rk Park Lakes
(Loan No. 22)
Capital One parcel (the number one tenant by net rentable area at buildings B and C of the property), Denny’s (the number three tenant by net rentable area at buildings B and C of the property), and Wells Fargo (the number five tenant by net rentable area at buildings B and C of the property) are leased fees, where tenant or other non-borrower party constructed improvements and either maintains its own insurance or self-insures. Subject to applicable restoration obligations, casualty proceeds are payable to tenant or other non-borrower party and/or its leasehold mortgagee.
18 CVS – San Antonio, TX
(Loan No. 42)
Borrower’s obligation to provide required insurance (including property, rent loss, terrorism and liability coverage) is suspended if the tenant (CVS) elects to provide third party insurance or self-insure in accordance with its lease; provided, however, that the loan documents require that tenant also maintain an S&P rating of not less than “BBB-”. CVS is permitted to self-insure under its lease if, among other things, it maintains a net worth of at least $25 million. If CVS elects to provide third party insurance in accordance with its lease, the borrower’s obligation to provide rent loss or terrorism insurance is suspended, but the lease has no rent abatement remedies for any

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    reason during the loan term. Further, (i) the current property insurance deductible is $500,000, and (ii) if the related lease is in full force effect and there is no lease or loan default, the provisions of the lease shall control disbursement of any casualty proceeds. At the time of loan origination, CVS had not elected to self-insure.
18 North Tech Business Park
(Loan No. 44)
The mortgaged property is comprised of a single building industrial-flex facility located in Sacramento, CA that is located in a special flood hazard area (Zone A99). Flood insurance up to the limits of the National Flood Insurance Program limits ($500,000) is in-place, but excess flood coverage was not required. The loan documents provide for personal liability to the borrower and guarantor (MKD Investments, L.P.) for losses related to the property’s not having flood insurance for the full replacement cost of the improvements; and, further, include the guarantor’s covenant to maintain a minimum net worth of $40 million and a minimum liquidity of $2 million. The guarantor’s stated net worth/ liquidity as of September 28, 2015 was $115.4 million/ $22.9 million.
31 225 Liberty Street
(Loan No. 3)
Loan documents provide that if TRIPRA or a successor statute is not in effect, borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance more than two times the cost of the property and rent loss coverage (excluding terrorism coverage, named storm, flood and earthquake components of such coverage) required by the loan documents.
31 Parkview at Spring Street
(Loan No. 9)
Loan documents provide that if TRIPRA or a successor statute is not in effect, borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance more than two times the cost of the property and rent loss coverage (excluding terrorism coverage) required by the loan documents.
31 CVS – San Antonio, TX
(Loan No. 42)
Borrower’s obligation to provide required insurance (including property, rent loss, terrorism and liability coverage) is suspended if the tenant (CVS) elects to provide third party insurance or self-insure in accordance with its lease; provided, however, that the loan documents require that tenant also maintain an S&P rating of not less than “BBB-”. CVS is permitted to self-insure under its lease if, among other things, it maintains a net worth of at least $25 million. If CVS elects to provide third party insurance in accordance with its lease, the borrower’s obligation to provide rent

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    loss or terrorism insurance is suspended, but the lease has no rent abatement remedies for any reason during the loan term. Further, (i) the current property insurance deductible is $500,000, and (ii) if the related lease is in full force effect and there is no lease or loan default, the provisions of the lease shall control disbursement of any casualty proceeds. At the time of loan origination, CVS had not elected to self-insure.
34 WPC Self Storage IX
(Loan No. 2)
Borrower shall deliver a certificate at borrower’s option of either (A) Chatham Financial, (B) a regionally or nationally recognized public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to lender, or (C) a third party reputable defeasance advisor reasonably acceptable to Lender certifying that the total defeasance collateral will generate monthly amounts equal or greater than the scheduled defeasance payments.
34 Rk Park Lakes
(Loan No. 22)
Following defeasance lockout period, partial releases of any of six constituent parcels (Denny’s, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Lease Building B, Lease Building C and/or Lease Building D) are permitted in connection with partial defeasance and bona fide sale of such parcel(s) to a third party, subject to certain conditions, including: (i) defeasance of a portion of the loan in an amount equal to greatest of (A) net proceeds from the sale of any such release property, as reasonably determined by lender, (B) an amount that would result in the post-release debt yield for the remaining property being not less than greater of (1) the pre-release debt yield and (2) 9.0%; and (C) an amount that would result in post-release loan-to-value ratio of the remaining property being not greater than the lesser of (1) the pre-release loan-to-value ratio and (2) 60%; (ii) a rating agency confirmation; and (iii) an opinion of counsel that the REMIC trust will not fail to maintain its REMIC status due to the partial defeasance, among other things.
36 225 Liberty Street
(Loan No. 3)
The entirety of mortgaged property is comprised of a leasehold estate. The ground lessor is Battery Park City Authority. The latest ground lease maturity date is June 17, 2069 (the 225 Liberty Street mortgage loan matures February 6, 2026). The ground lease provides that in the event of a taking involving less than substantially all of the property, ground lessee shall proceed with reasonable diligence to restore any remaining part of the property irrespective of the sufficiency of

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    the award. The award is required first be paid to landlord for the value of the land and any “civic facilities” (which are not part of the leasehold improvements) that are included in the taking, without deduction for the tenant’s leasehold estate. The balance of the award is required to be paid to the “Depository” (currently Wilmington Trust as agreed holder of available proceeds) if the cost of restoration is $2.5 million or greater (with inflation adjustments every five years), or, subject to the rights of leasehold mortgagees, to ground lessee or, at ground lessee’s option, any subtenant under certain specified circumstances, for use in the restoration. The ground lease provides that in the event of a total or substantially total taking, the taking award shall first be paid to landlord for the value of the land and any “civic facilities” (which are not part of the leasehold improvements) that are included in the taking, without deduction for the tenant’s leasehold estate. Subject to the rights of leasehold mortgagees, the tenant shall receive the balance of any award.
43 WPC Self Storage IX
     (Loan No. 2)
With respect to the CubeSmart-Rankin Road property in Houston, Texas (having an allocated loan amount of $2,765,000, or approximately 5.6% of the loan’s original principal amount), the Phase I environmental site assessment obtained at loan origination identified a recognized environmental condition associated with an offsite dry cleaner. The environmental consultant performed a soil vapor assessment, and determined that vapor levels were not expected to impact indoor air quality levels at the mortgaged property. In lieu of Phase II testing of soil and groundwater that was recommended, however, the lender determined that the environmental indemnity from the borrower and guarantor sufficiently mitigated the related risk. The guarantor’s stated net worth as of December 31, 2014 was approximately $1.0 billion, although the loan documents permit the borrower to replace the guarantor with a related entity having a minimum net worth of $50 million.
43

Security Public Storage – Glendora
(Loan No. 46)

 

Security Public Storage – Sparks
(Loan No. 47)

 

Kroger Shops
(Loan No. 67)

In lieu of obtaining a Phase I environmental site assessment, the lender obtained a $4,214,944 group lender environmental collateral protection and liability-type environmental insurance policy with $4,214,944 sublimit per claim with a 10 year term (equal to the loan term) and a three year policy tail and having no deductible. The policy premium was pre-paid at closing. The policy will be issued by an affiliate of Zurich Insurance Group

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    Ltd., which affiliate has an S&P rating of at least “AA-”.
43 Cherry Hill Court
  (Loan No. 32)
The Phase I environmental site assessment obtained at loan origination identified a recognized environmental condition associated with an on-site dry cleaners operating under a remedial action plan. A Phase I ESA in 2005 noted the REC due to the use of perchoroethylene (PCE) in on-site processing, and Phase II subsurface borings detected PCE above action levels at depths of 1-2 feet. A remediation plan was completed and approved, and assessment activities, including the installation of groundwater and soil vapor monitoring wells, were completed in January 2015. Bench-scale testing was completed in August 2015 showing degradation of contaminants of concern in groundwater and soil samples of 99.8% or more, indicating substantial clean-up. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has continuing oversight of remedial action at the property. In lieu of a Phase II ESA, the lender obtained a $7.5 million lender environmental collateral protection and liability-type environmental insurance policy from Steadfast Insurance Company with a 10 year term (equal to the loan term) and a three year policy tail and having a $100,000 deductible. The policy premium was pre-paid at closing, and the loan documents provide that the borrower and guarantor have springing full recourse for the loan if the environmental deductible is not paid when due. The guarantor has a stated net worth of $7.7 million as of January 11, 2016. Steadfast Insurance Company has an S&P rating of “AA-”.
43 CVS – San Antonio, TX
  (Loan No. 42)
The Phase I environmental site assessment obtained at loan origination identified a recognized environmental condition associated with a dry cleaners that operated on-site from the 1950’s through 1970’s. In lieu of a Phase II ESA, the lender obtained a $1.0 million lender environmental collateral protection and liability-type environmental insurance policy from Steadfast Insurance Company with a 10 year term (equal to the loan term) and a three year policy tail and having a $25,000 deductible. The policy premium was pre-paid at closing. Steadfast Insurance Company has an S&P rating of “AA-”.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of [DATE]. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”), (iii) an Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis, and (iv) a Certificate Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis, and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this March 31, 2016.

       
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  
       
  By:    
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Exh. D-2-1

 

EX-99.2 10 exh_992ladder.htm LADDER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.2 

 

Execution Version

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”, and collectively with LCFH and LC REIT, the “LC Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated

 

 
 

 

that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the LC Guarantors, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers. The LC Guarantors will provide a payment guarantee with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under, and as part of, the Indemnification Agreement.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors hereby acknowledge that the LC Guarantors, including in the case of certain LC Guarantors as owners of a direct or indirect interest in the Mortgage Loan Seller, will benefit from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that the Purchaser is not willing to enter into this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the absence of the agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller and each of the LC Guarantors set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans.

 

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The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $188,399,257, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

Section 2.           Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and the LC Guarantors’ obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)           The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans

 

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and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the General Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs

 

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with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)           In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the General Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the General Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the General Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the General Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

 

(e)           In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Loan Nos. 35, 45 and 51 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller

 

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shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), notify the related franchisors (with a copy to the General Master Servicer) that such Mortgage Loans have been transferred to the Trust; and if the Mortgage Loan Seller receives notice from such Master Servicer that any such comfort letter with respect to a franchise agreement has not been received within the timeframe provided under Section 2.01(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such notice, obtain a replacement comfort letter in substantially the same form as the existing comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) in favor of the Trust.

 

(f)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the General Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the General Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)           Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

 

Section 3.          Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2. The LC Guarantors hereby make, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-3, Exhibit B-4 and Exhibit B-5 respectively.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any

 

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commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

(e)           If the Mortgage Loan Seller requires the General Master Servicer to retain any Servicing Function Participant to service any one or more Mortgage Loans (each, a “Designated Mortgage Loan”) as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to agree to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller (or between such Servicing Function Participant and either the Purchaser or the General Master Servicer, and as to which the Seller is a third party beneficiary), with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for such Designated Mortgage Loans (the “Applicable PSA Reporting Requirements”), for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and (ii) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause such Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all Applicable PSA Reporting Requirements; provided, however that the foregoing shall not apply to any party so retained by the General Master Servicer whose status as a Servicing Function Participant is based on (i) any modification, waiver or amendment entered into after the Closing Date related to the obligations of any such party so retained by the General Master Servicer to the extent not consented to by the Seller or (ii) the Servicing Function Participant’s activities with respect to any mortgage loan in the Trust Fund that is not a Designated Mortgage Loan described on Exhibit A hereto.

 

(f)            The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of

 

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substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)           Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)           It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

(i)            Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(j)            Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(k)           If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its

 

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completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(l)           Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(m)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(n)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

(o)           The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the

 

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Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.           Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely

 

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from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the General Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the General Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph

 

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is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the

 

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proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)           Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which

 

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case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the General Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)           The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer to deliver to the

 

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Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)           [Reserved.]

 

(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection,

 

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repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)          Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)           The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

 

Section 6.           Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

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The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)         All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the LC Guarantors and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)        All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)       The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)        All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)     Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

 

(ix)       The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

 

(x)        Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided

 

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by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.           Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

 

(i)         This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors;

 

(ii)        Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)       A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)       A Certificate of an Authorized Person substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an Authorized Person of LCFH, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LCFH authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

 

(v)        An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of LC REIT, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LC REIT authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

 

(vi)       An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of LC TRS, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LC TRS authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

 

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(vii)      A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely; and a certificate of good standing with respect to LCFH issued by the Secretary of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(viii)     A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-5 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(ix)       A certificate of LCFH substantially in the form of Exhibit D-6 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LCFH on LCFH’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(x)        A certificate of LC REIT substantially in the form of Exhibit D-7 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LC REIT on LC REIT’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(xi)       A certificate of LC TRS substantially in the form of Exhibit D-8 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LC TRS on LC TRS’ behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(xii)      A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and each LC Guarantor’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(xiii)     A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller and each of the LC Guarantors;

 

(xiv)     A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact

 

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necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(xv)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

 

(xvi)     Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xvii)    One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the

 

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Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xviii)   If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xix)      Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.           Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 9.           Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.         Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing, or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, addressed to such party at 345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10154, Attention: Pamela McCormack, with electronic copies to: Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com), Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com), and David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com), or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such LC Guarantor to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.         Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this

 

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Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.        Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller or the LC Guarantors delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.         Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.        Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY

 

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JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.        Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.        Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller or such LC Guarantor without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller or such LC Guarantor, as the case may be, hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the LC Guarantors and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.        Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.        Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

Section 19.        Obligations of the LC Guarantors. For value received, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, LCFH, a limited liability limited partnership duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, LC REIT, a series of LCFH, and LC TRS, a series of LCFH, hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantee, jointly and severally, the prompt and complete payment when due of the obligations and liabilities, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, of the Mortgage Loan Seller, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary

 

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of LCFH, to the Purchaser (i) arising out of or under Sections 5 and 9 of this Agreement and (ii) that are owed under such Sections 5 and 9 to the Purchaser or any of its successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement (collectively, the “Obligations”). The guaranty provided for in this Section 19 is one of payment and not of collection. Each of the LC Guarantors hereby waives notice of acceptance of the guaranty provided for in this Section 19 and notice of any of the Obligations to which it may apply, and waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor or non-payment of any Obligation, suit or the taking of other action by the Purchaser against, and any other notice to, the Mortgage Loan Seller, any of the LC Guarantors or others.

 

Each of the LC Guarantors hereby waives any defense arising by reason of, and any and all right to assert against the Purchaser any claim or defense based upon, an election of remedies by the Purchaser which in any manner impairs, affects, reduces, releases, destroys and/or extinguishes the rights of any of the LC Guarantors to proceed against the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other guarantor for reimbursement or contribution, and/or any other rights of the Purchaser to proceed against the Mortgage Loan Seller, any other guarantor, or any other Person or security.

 

Each of the LC Guarantors acknowledges that it is presently informed of the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Seller and of all other circumstances which diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations.

 

When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any of the LC Guarantors, the Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies that the Purchaser may have against the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person or any security or other guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Purchaser to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such other Person or to realize upon any security or other guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such other Person or security or other guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve such LC Guarantor, of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Purchaser against such LC Guarantor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller, LCFH, LC REIT, LC TRS and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
  By: /s/ David M. Traitel
    Name: David M. Traitel
    Title: Managing Director
     
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By: /s/ Pamela McCormack
    Name:   Pamela McCormack
    Title:     Managing Director
     
  SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By: /s/ Pamela McCormack
    Name:   Pamela McCormack
    Title:     Managing Director
     
  SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By: /s/ Pamela McCormack
    Name:   Pamela McCormack
    Title:     Managing Director

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – LCF

 

 
 

 

     
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name:   Anthony Sfarra
    Title:     President

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – LCF

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   55 Corporate Drive   Bridgewater   NJ   8807   Somerset   Office   674,325   Sq. Ft.
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   23005-23233 Outer Drive   Allen Park   MI   48101   Wayne   Retail   178,308   Sq. Ft.
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   26877 & 26899 Northwestern Highway   Southfield   MI   48033   Oakland   Office   294090   Sq. Ft.
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   21905 Front Beach Road   Panama City Beach   FL   32413   Bay   Hospitality   147   Rooms
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   4401 Eagle Creek Parkway   Indianapolis   IN   46254   Marion   Multifamily   156   Units
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   Various   Various   AL   Various   Various   Retail   96,735   Sq. Ft.
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes   935 Highway 72 East   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   31,925   Sq. Ft.
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1   229 French Farms Boulevard   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   30,000   Sq. Ft.
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes   1091 US Highway 31 Northwest   Hartselle   AL   35640   Morgan   Retail   17,560   Sq. Ft.
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2   22041 Highway 72 East   Athens   AL   35613   Limestone   Retail   7,500   Sq. Ft.
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2   220 French Farms Boulevard   Athens   AL   35611   Limestone   Retail   9,750   Sq. Ft.
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   45000 River Ridge and 19176 Hall Road   Clinton Township   MI   48308   Macomb   Office   105,443   Sq. Ft.
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   1828-2038 North Saginaw Road   Midland   MI   48640   Midland   Retail   131,284   Sq. Ft.
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   2040-2048 Martin Street South   Pell City   AL   35128   St. Clair   Retail   55,400   Sq. Ft.
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   1565 Crossway Boulevard   Chesapeake   VA   23320   Chesapeake City   Hospitality   92   Rooms
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   133 Soldiers Colony Road   Canton   MS   39046   Madison   Hospitality   80   Rooms
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   1320 North Martin Luther King Highway   Lake Charles   LA   70601   Calcasieu   Hospitality   55   Rooms
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   16629 East Smoky Hill Road   Aurora   CO   80015   Arapahoe   Retail   33,854   Sq. Ft.
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   100 East State Street   Albion   PA   16401   Erie   Retail   8,184   Sq. Ft.
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   544 North Main Street   Rural Retreat   VA   24368   Wythe   Retail   8,305   Sq. Ft.
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   19160 US Highway 43   Mount Vernon   AL   36560   Mobile   Retail   8,323   Sq. Ft.

 

EXH. A-2
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   65,000,000.00   65,000,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   279,702.37   Actual/360   5.093000%   0.020600%
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   27,000,000.00   26,896,773.39   Amortizing Balloon   137,142.14   Actual/360   4.521000%   0.017500%
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   15,500,000.00   15,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   80,874.02   Actual/360   4.752000%   0.065000%
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   13,100,000.00   13,027,345.46   Amortizing Balloon   71,933.53   Actual/360   5.200000%   0.017500%
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   12,500,000.00   12,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   66,607.02   Actual/360   4.935000%   0.017500%
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   11,750,000.00   11,750,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   63,681.13   Actual/360   5.084000%   0.065000%
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes   3,629,000.00                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1   3,629,000.00                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes   1,723,000.00                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2   1,448,000.00                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2   1,321,000.00                        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   9,600,000.00   9,576,846.46   Amortizing Balloon   51,476.22   Actual/360   4.990000%   0.065000%
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   7,750,000.00   7,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   40,896.12   Actual/360   4.850000%   0.065000%
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   6,747,000.00   6,730,820.29   Amortizing Balloon   36,306.00   Actual/360   5.021000%   0.017500%
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   6,650,000.00   6,639,060.08   Amortizing Balloon   42,117.34   Actual/360   5.820000%   0.017500%
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   4,000,000.00   3,981,097.09   Amortizing Balloon   23,969.91   Actual/360   5.250000%   0.017500%
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   3,200,000.00   3,184,998.56   Amortizing Balloon   19,270.44   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   2,870,000.00   2,866,316.07   Amortizing Balloon   15,937.24   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   1,085,000.00   1,085,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,803.64   Actual/360   5.240000%   0.017500%
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   1,001,000.00   1,001,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,533.23   Actual/360   5.360000%   0.017500%
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   910,000.00   910,000.00   Interest-only, ARD   4,205.70   Actual/360   5.470000%   0.017500%

 

EXH. A-3
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Net Mortgage Rate   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   5.072400%   6   1/6/2021   7/31/2026   The sum of 3.5% and the greater of (i) 5.093%; and (ii) the sum of (a) the greater of the 5 year side swap as of the ARD and the 5 year treasury rate as of the ARD; and (b) 3.5%   60
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   4.503500%   6   12/6/2025   NAP   NAP   120
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   4.687000%   6   1/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   5.182500%   1   10/1/2025   NAP   NAP   120
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   4.917500%   6   12/6/2025   NAP   NAP   120
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   5.019000%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   4.925000%   6   1/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   4.785000%   6   12/6/2025   NAP   NAP   120
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   5.003500%   6   1/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   5.802500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   5.232500%   6   12/6/2025   NAP   NAP   120
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   5.282500%   6   12/6/2025   NAP   NAP   120
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   5.282500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   5.222500%   6   2/6/2026   2/6/2031   9.2400%   120
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   5.342500%   6   2/6/2026   2/6/2031   9.3600%   120
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   5.452500%   6   2/6/2026   2/6/2031   9.4700%   120

 

EXH. A-4
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   58   IO   IO   NAP   L(26),D(30),O(4)   Fee   0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   117   360   357   NAP   L(27),D(88),O(5)   Fee   0
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   118   360   360   NAP   L(26),D(89),O(5)   Fee   0
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   115   360   355   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   117   360   360   NAP   L(27),D(90),O(3)   Fee   0
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   120   360   360   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                            
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                            
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                            
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                            
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                            
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   118   360   358   NAP   L(26),D(89),O(5)   Fee   0
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   117   360   360   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   0
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   118   360   358   NAP   L(26),D(91),O(3)   Fee   0
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   119   300   299   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   117   300   297   NAP   L(27),D(89),O(4)   Fee   0
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   117   300   297   NAP   L(27),D(90),O(3)   Fee   0
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   119   360   359   NAP   L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(91),O(4)   Fee   0
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   119   IO   IO   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   119   IO   IO   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   119   IO   IO   NAP   YM(25),YM or D(88),O(7)   Fee   0

 

EXH. A-5
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   0   NAP       0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   48,000   214,957   35,826   Cash       13,286
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   172,441   34,488   Cash       25,597
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   52,769   46,701   4,670   Cash       68,728
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   34,815   11,605   Cash       10,248
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   42,135   19,184   6,395   Cash       5,781
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   71,160   17,790   Cash       19,245
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   0   178,957   13,766   Cash       25,617
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   9,391   3,130   Cash       3,276
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   31,250   29,384   5,877   Cash       13,303
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   12,500   13,442   6,721   Cash       18,684
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   9,063   3,012   1,004   Cash       8,827
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   114,971   17,726   5,909   Cash       2,358
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   0   NAP       0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   0   NAP       0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   0   NAP       0

 

EXH. A-6
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   NAP       0   0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   3,322   Cash       0   2,972
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   3,200   Cash       350,000   6,127
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   13,746   Cash       0   4.0% of Gross Revenue for the Property for the month which is two months prior to the month in which such Monthly Payment Date occurs
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   3,416   Cash       0   3,250
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   1,927   Cash       0   1,612
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                    
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                    
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                    
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                    
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                    
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   1,480   Cash       0   1,747
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   1,971   Cash       0   2,263
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   1,092   Cash       0   693
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   2,217   Cash       0   9,619
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   1,699   Cash       0   4,804
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   1,765   Cash       0   4,018
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   786   Cash       0   790
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   NAP       0   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   NAP       0   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   NAP       0   0

 

EXH. A-7
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   NAP       0   0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   Cash       0   12,962
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   Cash       0   24,508
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   0   Cash       0   0
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   Cash       0   0
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   0   Cash       155,563   4,434
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                    
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                    
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                    
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                    
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                    
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   Cash       0   (i) through and including February 6, 2019, an amount equal to $17,575.00 and (ii) commencing March 6, 2019, and continuing thereafter for the Term, the amount of $11,457.00.
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   0   Cash       60,000   11,315
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   Cash       0   877
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   0   Cash       0   0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   Cash       0   0
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   Cash       0   0
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   Cash       0   2,391
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   NAP       0   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   NAP       0   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   NAP       0   0

 

EXH. A-8
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   318,000   Cash       0   0   NAP
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   Cash       0   0   NAP
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   NAP       0   0   NAP
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   NAP       0   0   NAP

 

EXH. A-9
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE            
                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex       Condominium Reserve   0
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace       Declaration Fee Reserve   0
10   LCF   Omni Officentre       BCBS TI/LC Reserve   529,653
15   LCF   Beachside Resort       Seasonality Reserve   697,000
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments       Radon Reserve   48,972
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio       Vacant Space Reserve   177,030
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes            
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1            
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes            
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2            
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2            
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II       Free Rent Reserve   59,999
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza       NAP   0
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center       NAP   0
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake       Seasonality Reserve   0
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton       Seasonality Reserve   4,000
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles       PIP Reserve   87,500
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza       NAP   0
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion       NAP   0
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat       NAP   0
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon       NAP   0

 

EXH. A-10
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   0   0   NAP    
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   0   0   NAP    
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   0   0   Cash    
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   May - June: 10% of $697,000 rounded to the nearest $5,000; July: 35% of the $697,000 rounded to the nearest $5,000; August - Aggregate deposits made in the foregoing months subtracted from the remaining Seasonality Reserve Annual Deposit Amount; September - April: None   0   Cash    
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   0   0   Cash    
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   0   0   Cash    
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   0   0   Cash    
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   0   0   NAP    
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   0   0   NAP    
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   On each Monthly Payment Date an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 25% of the seasonality reserve cap and (ii) available cash flow   179,000   Cash    
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   0   0   Cash    
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   0   0   Cash    
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   0   0   NAP    
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   0   0   NAP    
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   0   0   NAP    
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   0   0   NAP    

 

EXH. A-11
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II Reserve Description   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   Free Rent Reserve   202,426   0   0   Cash
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                    
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                    
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                    
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                    
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                    
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   PIP Reserve   0   0   0   NAP
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   NAP   0   0   0   NAP
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   NAP   0   0   0   NAP

 

EXH. A-12
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback (7)   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox   Borrower Name
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management   ARC HR5SNFI001 SPE, LLC
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management   Outer Drive 39 Development Co., LLC
10   LCF   Omni Officentre           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   Omni Property Group, LLC
15   LCF   Beachside Resort           N       Springing   Panama City Beach Hotel LLC
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments           N       Springing   Eagle Chase Investors, LLC
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio           N       Springing   North Alabama Retail, LLC
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes                        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1                        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes                        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2                        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2                        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II           N       Springing   River Ridge Office Building I, LLC & River Ridge Office Building II, LLC
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza           N       Springing   NW Plaza Associates 1, LLC
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center           N       Springing   Engel South Park Center LLC
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   JSB Properties LLC
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton           N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   Yagnapurush, LLC
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles           N       Springing   Shiv Ganesh, LLC
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza           N       Springing   Smokey Hill Crossing LLC
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management   LFD Albion PA LLC
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management   LFD Rural Retreat VA LLC
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon           N       Hard/Upfront Cash Management   LFD Mt Vernon AL LLC

 

EXH. A-13
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE        
                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
1   LCF   Sanofi Office Complex   American Finance Trust, Inc.   0.0025%
6   LCF   Independence Marketplace   Redico Properties LLC; Daniel L. Stern; Christopher G. Brochert   0.0050%
10   LCF   Omni Officentre   Larry Nemer   0.0525%
15   LCF   Beachside Resort   Michel O. Provosty, Jr.   0.0050%
17   LCF   Eagle Chase Apartments   William A. Butler; Daniel W. Anderson, Sr.; Stephen L. Butler; Malcolm S. Bethea; Phyllis Kelsey-Greene   0.0050%
19   LCF   North Alabama Retail Portfolio   Len B. Shannon, III; Derek R.Waltchack; Timothy S. Blair; Andrew R. Patterson; Daniel W. Samford; Thomas B. Miles   0.0525%
19.01   LCF   Athens Shoppes        
19.02   LCF   French Farms 1        
19.03   LCF   Hartselle Shoppes        
19.04   LCF   Eastside 2        
19.05   LCF   French Farms 2        
25   LCF   River Ridge I & II   Gabriel L. Schuchman   0.0525%
31   LCF   Northwest Plaza   Nathan S. Leader, Nathan S. Leader Revocable Trust U/A/D 11-9-01   0.0525%
34   LCF   Publix South Park Center   William A. Butler; Hubert W. Goings, Jr.; William E. Coleman III   0.0050%
35   LCF   Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake   Sukhwinder Bharij; Maryam S. Bharij   0.0050%
45   LCF   Hampton Inn Canton   Vikram D. Patel and Jagdish B. Patel   0.0050%
51   LCF   Best Western Lake Charles   Rajesh Patel, Jignesh Patel, Pinu Patel, Sandipkumar Patel and Ankur Patel   0.0050%
58   LCF   Smoky Hill Plaza   Mehran Farhadi; Ronco Revocable Trust Dated June 29, 1995; Farhadi Revocable Family Trust Dated December 16, 2009   0.0050%
76   LCF   Family Dollar- Albion   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%
77   LCF   Family Dollar- Rural Retreat   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%
78   LCF   Family Dollar- Mt Vernon   Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC   0.0050%

 

EXH. A-14
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

Exh. B-1-1
 

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)           The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)           After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)            The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)          No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)           The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)           The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)           The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)           The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)           The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)           The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

Exh. B-2-1
 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

Exh. B-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-3

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LCFH

 

LCFH hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           LCFH is a limited liability limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           LCFH’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LCFH, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           LCFH has the full limited liability limited partnership power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LCFH, enforceable against LCFH in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(e)           LCFH is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LCFH’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LCFH of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LCFH’s knowledge, threatened against LCFH that, if determined adversely to LCFH, would prohibit LCFH from entering into this Agreement or that, in LCFH’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Exh. B-2-3
 

 

EXHIBIT B-4

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LC REIT

 

LC REIT hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           LC REIT is a series of LCFH, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           LC REIT’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which LC REIT is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LC REIT, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           LC REIT has the full power and authority, as a series of a limited liability limited partnership, to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by LC REIT and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LC REIT, enforceable against LC REIT in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(e)           LC REIT is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LC REIT’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)            No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LC REIT of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LC REIT’s knowledge, threatened against LC REIT that, if determined adversely to LC REIT, would prohibit LC REIT from entering into this Agreement or that, in LC

 

Exh. B-2-4
 

 

REIT’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Exh. B-2-5
 

 

EXHIBIT B-5

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LC TRS

 

LC TRS hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(h)           LC TRS is a series of LCFH, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(i)           LC TRS’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which LC TRS is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LC TRS, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(j)           LC TRS has the full power and authority, as a series of a limited liability limited partnership, to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by LC TRS and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(k)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LC TRS, enforceable against LC TRS in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(l)           LC TRS is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LC TRS’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(m)         No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LC TRS of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(n)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LC TRS’s knowledge, threatened against LC TRS that, if determined adversely to LC TRS, would prohibit LC TRS from entering into this Agreement or that, in LC

 

Exh. B-2-6
 

 

TRS’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Exh. B-2-7
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.           Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.           Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

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3.           Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.           Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.           Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

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representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.           Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.           Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

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8.           Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.           Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

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10.         Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.         Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.         Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

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Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.         Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.         Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.         Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.         Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.         No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.         Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.         Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.         No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

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encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.         No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.         REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.         Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.         Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

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25.         Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.         Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.         Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.         Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

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(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.         Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.         Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.         Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.         Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

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comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.         Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.         Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

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two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.         Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.         Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)        The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

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material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)         The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)         The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)         The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)         Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)         The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)         The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

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(H)        A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)         The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)         Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)        In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)         Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.         Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.         Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

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39.         Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.         No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.         Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.         Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.         Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

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with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.         Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.         Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

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the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.         Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.         Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.         Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.         Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-21
 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

Mortgage Loan Number Property Name
15 Beachside Resort
25 River Ridge I & II
76 Family Dollar – Albion
77 Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
78 Family Dollar – Mt Vernon

 

Exh. C-32-2-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1
 

 

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

 

Mortgage Loan Number Property Name
58 Smoky Hill Plaza(1)

 

(1)Insurance issued by Lloyd’s Syndicates 623/2623 (provided through Beazley Insurance Services).

 

Exh. C-43-1-1
 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan Name
and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
2 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)
The subject Mortgage Loan is part of a Whole Loan (the “Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan”) that includes eight pari passu notes. The subject Mortgage Loan is evidenced by Notes A-1-A, A-1-B, A-2-A and A-2-B, in the original principal amount of $65,000,000, which is being contributed to the issuing entity by Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”). The entire Sanofi Office Complex Whole Loan is secured by the same Mortgage encumbering the related Mortgaged Property.
5

Hilton Garden Inn Chesapeake
(Loan No. 35)

 

Hampton Inn Canton
(Loan No. 45)

 

Best Western Lake Charles
(Loan No. 51)

The related comfort letter provided at origination in connection with the related Mortgaged Property is not enforceable by the securitization trust. Such comfort letter contemplates that the assigning lender make a request to the related franchisor to issue a new comfort letter to the securitization trust on the franchisor’s then current form, which request must be made within a specified period following the origination of the Mortgage Loan and transfer thereof to the securitization trust; provided that the issuance of the new comfort letter will be subject to such conditions as may be set forth in the existing comfort letter.
7 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)
The related Mortgages and any related assignments of leases secure the subject Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loans on a pari passu basis.
8 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)
The lien of real property taxes and assessments are not considered due and payable until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.
8 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)

The related Mortgages secure the subject Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loans on a pari passu basis.

 

The sole tenant at the related Mortgaged Property has a right of first offer under its lease to acquire the condominium units if the related borrower desires to sell the units in a manner that is a Disposition. A “Disposition” is the transfer of the fee simple interests in the units to a third party which is not an affiliate of the related borrower for a purchase price which is all cash. A

 

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Disposition does not include (i) a transaction that involves the transfer of the units and any other real property or interests in real property or (ii) condemnation. The related subordination and non-disturbance agreement provides that the right of first offer is not subordinate to the related Mortgage and the lender is obligated to comply with the right of first offer if the lender ever acquires the right to sell or cause the sale of the premises (pursuant to a foreclosure or otherwise), provided that any due on sale provision in the related loan documents will not be impaired. The purchase price under the right of first offer will be in an amount at least equal to all amounts owing to the lender under the related loan documents.

 

The Mortgaged Property consists of two condominium units. Units I/II and Unit III are separate units that are not physically contiguous.

8

Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)

 

River Ridge I & II
(Loan No. 25)

With respect to each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Property consists of two or more noncontiguous parcels.
8 North Alabama Retail Portfolio
(Loan No. 19)
With respect to the Eastside 2 Mortgaged Property, there is a right of first refusal held by a tenant (Publix) of a neighboring property. By its terms, the right of first refusal (i) only applies to the sale of the adjacent parcel (and not the related Mortgaged Property) or a sale of both the other tract (containing Publix) and the related Mortgaged Property (as opposed to a separate and distinct sale of just the related Mortgaged Property) and (ii) until such time as the landlord of such parcels receives an offer as to both tracts simultaneously and the landlord proposes to sell both parcels to such third party, the right of first refusal is deemed not to encumber the related Mortgaged Property. In addition, by its terms, such right is inapplicable to any financing, foreclosure sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or similar proceeding. In addition, the title policy specifically provides that this option does not apply to any form of financing, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.
8

Northwest Plaza
(Loan No. 31)

 

Family Dollar - Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar - Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

With respect to each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Property or a specified portion thereof is subject to a purchase option, right of first offer or right of first refusal on the part of a tenant (including, if applicable, a master tenant).
9 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
Certain non-controlling equity interests in the related Mortgagor structure are pledged as collateral for a separate unrelated debt facility.

 

Sch. C-2
 

 

10 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)
The related Mortgages and any related assignments of leases secure the subject Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loans on a pari passu basis.
15 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)

The external advisor and sponsor of American Finance Trust, Inc. (the non-recourse carveout guarantor under the subject Mortgage Loan) and the owner of American Finance Special Limited Partner, LLC (the 0.1% owner of American Finance Trust, Inc.) is an affiliate of AR Capital, LLC (“AR Capital”). Until recently, AR Capital was the direct owner of 100% of the sponsor of American Finance Trust, Inc. and the indirect owner of 100% of the external manager of American Finance Trust, Inc. The key principals and controlling parties of AR Capital are Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane. Mr. Schorsch and certain family members are the indirect majority owners of AR Capital. In the past, Mr. Schorsch and Mr. Kahane have directly or indirectly been involved in the management of American Finance Trust, Inc.

 

AR Capital or companies owned and controlled by AR Capital also previously externally managed American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (“ARCP”) until January 2014, when the company became self-managed. On October 29, 2014, ARCP, a real estate investment trust sponsored by AR Capital, and of which Mr. Schorsch was then the chairman, issued a press release announcing that, based on preliminary findings of ARCP’s audit committee, such committee concluded that previously issued financial statements and other financial information contained in ARCP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, and ARCP’s earnings releases and other financial communications for those periods should no longer be relied upon. The audit committee stated that it believed that ARCP incorrectly included certain amounts related to its non-controlling interests in the calculation of adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”), a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, and, as a result, overstated AFFO for certain periods. According to the press release, the audit committee believed that this error was identified but intentionally not corrected by the responsible individuals at ARCP, and other AFFO and financial statement errors were intentionally made, resulting in an overstatement of AFFO and an understatement of ARCP’s net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. As a result of these accounting irregularities, the chief financial officer and chief accounting officer resigned from ARCP. In addition, Mr. Schorsch resigned as chairman of ARCP in October 2014, and also resigned from the boards of certain other companies sponsored by AR Capital.

 

On March 2, 2015, ARCP (which has changed its name to VEREIT, Inc.) filed amended financial statements. For year-end 2013, the net loss was increased and AFFO decreased by $0.20 per share. As part of the restatement, the audit committee identified certain payments made to ARC Properties Advisors, LLC and certain affiliates that were not appropriately documented totaling $8.5 million. Additionally, the investigation found that equity awards made to Mr. Schorsch and another former executive in connection with the transition to self-management of the company

 

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contained provisions that, as drafted, were more favorable than those approved by the Compensation Committee of the company’s Board of Directors, and also identified certain material weaknesses in the company’s internal controls over financial reporting and its disclosure controls.

 

ARCP has also disclosed that it was, at the time of the disclosure, the subject of various regulatory investigations, including by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. It has further been reported that ARCP was, at the time of the disclosure, the subject of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such investigations may still be ongoing.

 

Between October 30, 2014 and January 20, 2015, ARCP, AR Capital, Mr. Schorsch, Mr. Kahane and certain other former officers and current and former directors of ARCP were named as defendants in ten securities class action complaints filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which were subsequently consolidated under the caption In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation, No. 15-MC-00040 (AKH), which alleged various violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the purchase or sale of ARCP’s securities. The complaint also included allegations of payment of inappropriate fees by ARCP to companies controlled by Mr. Schorsch. ARCP, AR Capital, their affiliates, as well as Mr. Schorsch and Mr. Kahane, have also been named in various other lawsuits related to regulatory findings and otherwise, including class actions, derivative actions and securities fraud actions. On October 27, 2015, an additional securities fraud action was filed by The Vanguard Funds against ARCP, AR Capital and Mr. Schorsch, among other persons and entities.

 

In addition, on November 12, 2015, Realty Capital Securities, LLC (“RCS”), an entity under common control with AR Capital, was charged by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with fraudulent casting of shareholder proxy votes on investment programs sponsored by AR Capital. On December 2, 2015, RCS Capital Corporation, which controls RCS, announced that (i) RCS had reached an agreement to settle with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Securities Division, which agreement includes the payment by RCS of a fine, and (ii) RCS will voluntarily withdraw its broker-dealer license in Massachusetts and all other state and Federal jurisdictions.

15 River Ridge I & II
(Loan No. 25)

The related guarantor/borrower sponsor of the subject Mortgage Loan is currently defending a civil suit. Plaintiff Orion Sonic alleged that it entered into an agreement with the Scypinski Estate (the “Estate”) to purchase a piece of commercial property. Subsequently, the Estate sold the property to defendant Baldwin Retail Management, LLC (“Baldwin Retail”). Orion Sonic sued the Estate for breaching its agreement to sell the property and also brought claims against Baldwin Retail and its principal, Gabriel Schuchman (“Schuchman”), for tortiously interfering with Orion Sonic’s contract with the Estate and conspiring to do the same. Baldwin Retail and Schuchman filed their answer to plaintiffs’ complaint, and the case is currently in the beginning stages of

 

Sch. C-4
 

 

   

discovery.

 

The related borrower represented in the related loan agreement that the amount of total exposure being litigated is approximately $65,000.

15 Smoky Hill Plaza
(Loan No. 58)
A lawsuit is pending against the related guarantor, Mehran Farhadi. The lawsuit was filed by a tenant at a property other than the related Mortgaged Property for declaratory easements and alleging fraud in connection with alleged false representations that the plaintiffs could use electrical service at the property being rented to them by an affiliate of the related borrower and the related guarantor for use at another property.
18 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)

Except with respect to Mortgage Loans where terrorism insurance is not required or where a tenant is permitted to self-insure, if any of the Policies (as defined in the related loan agreement) contain exclusions for loss, cost, damage or liability caused by “terrorism” or “terrorist acts” (“Acts of Terrorism”), the related borrower must obtain and maintain terrorism coverage to cover such exclusions from an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements specified in Representation and Warranty No. 18 (a “Qualified Insurer”) or, in the event that such terrorism coverage is not available from a Qualified Carrier, the related borrower must obtain such terrorism coverage from the highest rated insurance company providing such terrorism coverage.

 

In addition, subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 18, even where terrorism insurance is required, the related borrower may not be required to pay more for terrorism insurance coverage than a specified percentage (at least equal to 200% (or, in the case of the Smoky Hill Plaza Mortgage Loan, 100%)) of the amount of the insurance premium for the property insurance policy required under the related loan documents (excluding such terrorism coverage and coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm and earthquake), and if the cost of such terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, then the related borrower is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

Subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 18, the related loan documents may require that, if insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss are to be applied to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, then the insurance proceeds may be held by a party other than the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) if such proceeds are less than or equal to 5% of the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, rather than 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

18 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)

If the sole tenant at the related Mortgaged Property is self-insuring, the tenant only needs a rating from S&P as of the date of the related loan agreement of at least “BBB-”.

 

To the extent, among other things, the sole tenant at the related Mortgaged Property maintains, either through a program of self-insurance or otherwise, the insurance required to be maintained by

 

Sch. C-5
 

 

    it under its lease, the related borrower will not be required to maintain the coverage required under the related loan documents. The sole tenant is permitted to self-insure but if (i) the insurance policies or self-insurance program maintained by the sole tenant do not fully comply with the requirements set forth in its lease and/or (ii) the sole tenant fails to name the lender as an additional insured or beneficiary on its insurance policies or self-insurance, the related borrower will be required to maintain such insurance policies, regardless of whether such insurance or self-insurance is maintained by the sole tenant. The related borrower is required to provide (or cause to be provided by the condominium association or otherwise) such insurance as required to be maintained by the related condominium documents.
18 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
The related Mortgage Loan documents require that the related Mortgaged Property be, and the related Mortgaged Property is, covered by property insurance against loss or damage by fire, wind (including named storms), lightning and such other perils as are included in a standard “all risk” or “special form” policy, including riot and civil commotion, vandalism, terrorist acts, malicious mischief, burglary and theft, in each case in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (a) 100% of the “Full Replacement Cost” of the related Mortgaged Property, which for purposes of the related loan agreement means actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) waiving depreciation, or (b) $10,600,000.  The related Mortgage Loan Seller has made a good faith estimate that if the improvements at the related Mortgaged Property are destroyed to an extent that such improvements could not be replaced under current zoning laws, the proceeds of the casualty insurance, together with the proceeds of the business interruption insurance, will be sufficient to repay the subject Mortgage Loan in full.
18

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

 

With respect to each subject Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant. To the extent (i) the related lease is in full force and effect, (ii) no default beyond any applicable notice and cure period has occurred and is continuing under the related lease, (iii) the related sole tenant is permitted per the terms of its lease to rebuild and/or repair the related Mortgaged Property and is entitled to no period of rent abatement, and (iv) the related sole tenant maintains, either through a program of self-insurance or otherwise, the insurance required to be maintained by it under the related lease as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan or as otherwise approved by the lender in writing, the related borrower will not be required to maintain coverage under Section 5.1.1 of the related loan agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.1.1 of the related loan agreement: (A) if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan, the insurance policies, or self-insurance, maintained by the related sole tenant as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan are modified to decrease the type or amount of coverage below that required under the related lease as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan, or if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan,

 

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    the related sole tenant does not self-insure and the insurance policies maintained by the related sole tenant under its lease are obtained from and maintained with an insurance company that is rated below A-:VIII by A.M. Best Company (the “Minimum Insurer Ratings”), then the related borrower is required, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, at its sole cost and expense, to promptly procure from and maintain with an insurance company that at least satisfies the Minimum Insurer Ratings (and notify the lender in writing of such change in coverage and of the coverage procured by the related borrower) either (x) “primary” insurance coverage of the types and for the amounts required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan in the event that the related sole tenant does not provide the applicable insurance coverage required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan or in the event the related sole tenant maintains such coverage with an insurance company that does not satisfy the Minimum Insurer Ratings or (y) “excess and contingent” insurance coverage of the types and for the amounts required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan in the event that the related sole tenant does not provide sufficient insurance coverage required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan or in the event the related sole tenant maintains such coverage with an insurance company that does not satisfy the Minimum Insurer Ratings, in each case, in “concurrent form” with the policies obtained pursuant to the related lease, over and above any other valid and collectible coverage then in existence, as will be necessary to bring the insurance coverage for the related Mortgaged Property to at least the types and amount of coverage required under the related lease as of the date of the related loan agreement; and/or (B) if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan, the insurance policies maintained by the related sole tenant under the related lease fail to name the lender as an additional insured or beneficiary, as the case may be, the related borrower is required to maintain the insurance policies required under the related lease as of the date of the related loan agreement, regardless of whether such insurance is maintained by the related sole tenant under the related lease.
19 Northwest Plaza
(Loan No. 31)
The tax parcel on which the related Mortgaged Property is located contains additional land not owned by the related borrower (the “Additional Land”) and a sign of a tenant at the related Mortgaged Property is encroaching onto the Additional Land. The related borrower covenanted to either (i) obtain a deed, or corrective deed, for the Additional Land or to otherwise confirm the related borrower’s ownership of such Additional Land to the lender’s satisfaction, (ii) obtain an easement for the tenant’s sign that permits the sign, or (iii) relocate or remove the sign from the Additional Land. The related borrower is permitted to perform (i) or (ii) so long as there is no default under the subject Mortgage Loan and the deed or easement is included in an updated title policy or date down endorsement that insures such interest and removes any associated exceptions on the current title policy. The related borrower is permitted to perform (iii) so long as the lender’s consent is obtained, it complies with all laws and zoning ordinances, and it would not be a default under the related tenant’s

 

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    lease. If the Additional Land is not acquired under (i), the related borrower additionally covenanted to take all actions necessary to modify the tax parcel to only include the related borrower’s land.
20 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
Certain improvements included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property encroach over certain property lines of the related Mortgaged Property.
20 Northwest Plaza
(Loan No. 31)
The tax parcel on which the related Mortgaged Property is located contains additional land not owned by the related borrower (the “Additional Land”) and a sign of a tenant at the related Mortgaged Property is encroaching onto the Additional Land. The related borrower covenanted to either (i) obtain a deed, or corrective deed, for the Additional Land or to otherwise confirm the related borrower’s ownership of such Additional Land to the lender’s satisfaction, (ii) obtain an easement for the tenant’s sign that permits the sign, or (iii) relocate or remove the sign from the Additional Land. The related borrower is permitted to perform (i) or (ii) so long as there is no default under the subject Mortgage Loan and the deed or easement is included in an updated title policy or date down endorsement that insures such interest and removes any associated exceptions on the current title policy. The related borrower is permitted to perform (iii) so long as the lender’s consent is obtained, it complies with all laws and zoning ordinances, and it would not be a default under the related tenant’s lease.
25 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)
The related loan documents may not prevent fees from being payable to the trustee, but either the related borrower is responsible for all such costs or the trustee’s fees must be reasonable.
26 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
A majority of the improvements at the related Mortgaged Property are seaward of the coastal control line and would not be permitted to be rebuilt following a 50% or greater destruction.
26 North Alabama Retail Portfolio
(Loan No. 19)
One tenant at the French Farms 1 Mortgaged Property requires a special exception in order to be legally non-conforming. Reconstruction of a damaged building and the continued use thereof is permitted provided the building is damaged no more than 80% of its assessed value and repairs are initiated within 12 months of damage and completed within two years of damage. A zoning endorsement was obtained.
26

Northwest Plaza
(Loan No. 31)

 

Hampton Inn Canton
(Loan No. 45)

 

For each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Property constitutes (or, in the case of a portfolio of related Mortgaged Properties, one or more of the related Mortgaged Properties constitute) a legal non-conforming use or structure which, following a casualty or destruction, may not be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the pre-casualty/pre-destruction use of the subject structure/property if the replacement cost exceeds a specified threshold and/or the restoration or repair is not completed (or certain key steps in

 

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    connection therewith are not taken) within a specified time frame. In each case, law and ordinance insurance coverage was obtained, but such insurance only covers (i) the loss to the subject structure when it must be demolished to comply with code requirements, (ii) the cost to demolish and clear the site of the undamaged portions of the covered structure, where the law requires its demolition, and (iii) increased cost of construction, to the extent such cost is a consequence of the enforcement of an ordinance or law.
26 Smoky Hill Plaza
(Loan No. 58)
The related Mortgaged Property has one zoning code violation in connection with the removal and replacement of dead trees and landscaping requirements.
27 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)
To the extent compliance with legal requirements in respect of the related Mortgaged Property is the responsibility of the related sole tenant under its lease, the related borrower will not be in default under the related loan documents if it is using commercially reasonable efforts to cause such sole tenant to comply with such legal requirements, or, if any such failure could result in a forfeiture of or lien (other than liens permitted to be contested in accordance with the terms of the related loan documents) upon the related Mortgaged Property, the related borrower is required to take all actions necessary to cause the necessary compliance with legal requirements.
28 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)
The related loan documents may limit recourse for the related borrower’s commission of material physical waste only to the extent that: (i) such waste was intentional; and/or (ii) there is sufficient cash flow from the related Mortgaged Property to make the requisite payments to prevent the waste. In addition, the related loan documents may limit the recourse for certain other items such as the failure to pay taxes and/or obtain the release of liens only to situations where there is sufficient cash flow from the related Mortgaged Property to make such payments or otherwise cover such items. Also, misapplication (as opposed to misappropriation or conversion) of insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and/or rents following an event of default may not give rise to recourse.
28 River Ridge I & II
(Loan No. 25)

The carveout included in the related loan documents as to misapplication of rents is limited to after and during the continuation of an event of default which, if non-monetary, is either known by the related borrower or is the subject of written notice from the lender to the related borrower. The carveout is also limited to any rents that are not either deposited with the lender or applied to the commercially reasonable out of pocket third party costs and expenses of the related Mortgaged Property as they become due or payable (which such costs and expenses will not include payments to the related property manager).

 

In addition, the related loan documents limit recourse for the related borrower’s “material intentional misrepresentation” instead of “intentional misrepresentation” and the related borrower’s commission of “material physical waste” instead of “intentional physical waste” at the related Mortgaged Property (unless such

 

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    waste is a result of the lender’s or the servicer’s failure to release available operating expense funds if sufficient funds have been deposited with the lender).
28

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

For each of the subject Mortgage Loans, there is no entity or warm body guarantor separate from the related borrower liable for losses resulting from any breach of the environmental covenants contained in the related loan documents.
29 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)
If the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgaged Property following a condemnation exceeds 125%, the related borrower may be able to avoid having to pay down the subject Mortgage Loan if it delivers an opinion of counsel to the effect that the failure to make such pay down will not cause the REMIC holding the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to qualify as such.
29 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)
Under the related sole tenant lease, condemnation awards must be made available for restoration (subject to certain conditions) and therefore may not be available for application to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the related borrower, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage after a condemnation (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the subject Mortgage Loan (together with the related Pari Passu Companion Loans). The related loan documents, however, do require the related borrower to pay down the subject Mortgage Loan in order to satisfy the foregoing requirement regardless of whether condemnation awards are available.
30 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF with multiple Mortgagors
(Loan No. 25)
The related loan documents, in each case, do not require the financial statements of the co-borrowers to be combined. Also, borrower reporting obligations may be in the related loan agreement instead of the Mortgage.
30

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

For each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related loan documents provide that so long as the tenant of the related Mortgaged Property is a triple-net tenant, the related borrower’s delivery of a certified rent roll is sufficient to satisfy the financial delivery requirements.
31 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10,

Except with respect to Mortgage Loans where terrorism insurance is not required or where a tenant is permitted to self-insure, if any of the Policies (as defined in the related loan agreement) contain

 

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  15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)

exclusions for loss, cost, damage or liability caused by “terrorism” or “terrorist acts” (“Acts of Terrorism”), the related borrower must obtain and maintain terrorism coverage to cover such exclusions from an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements specified in Representation and Warranty No. 18 (a “Qualified Insurer”) or, in the event that such terrorism coverage is not available from a Qualified Carrier, the related borrower must obtain such terrorism coverage from the highest rated insurance company providing such terrorism coverage.

 

In addition, subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 31, even where terrorism insurance is required, the related borrower may not be required to pay more for terrorism insurance coverage than a specified percentage (at least equal to 200% (or, in the case of the Smoky Hill Plaza Mortgage Loan, 100%)) of the amount of the insurance premium for the property insurance policy required under the related loan documents (excluding such terrorism coverage and coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm and earthquake), and if the cost of such terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, then the related borrower is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

31 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)

If the sole tenant at the related Mortgaged Property is self-insuring, the tenant only needs a rating from S&P as of the date of the related loan agreement of at least “BBB-”.

 

To the extent, among other things, the sole tenant at the related Mortgaged Property maintains, either through a program of self-insurance or otherwise, the insurance required to be maintained by it under its lease, the related borrower will not be required to maintain the coverage required under the related loan documents. The sole tenant is permitted to self-insure but if (i) the insurance policies or self-insurance program maintained by the sole tenant do not fully comply with the requirements set forth in its lease and/or (ii) the sole tenant fails to name the lender as an additional insured or beneficiary on its insurance policies or self-insurance, the related borrower will be required to maintain such insurance policies, regardless of whether such insurance or self-insurance is maintained by the sole tenant. The related borrower is required to provide (or cause to be provided by the condominium association or otherwise) such insurance as required to be maintained by the related condominium documents.

31 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
The related Mortgage Loan documents require that the related Mortgaged Property be, and the related Mortgaged Property is, covered by property insurance against loss or damage by fire, wind (including named storms), lightning and such other perils as are included in a standard “all risk” or “special form” policy, including riot and civil commotion, vandalism, terrorist acts, malicious mischief, burglary and theft, in each case in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (a) 100% of the “Full Replacement Cost” of the related Mortgaged Property, which for purposes of the related loan agreement means actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) waiving depreciation, or (b) $10,600,000.  The related Mortgage Loan Seller has made a good faith estimate that if the

 

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    improvements at the related Mortgaged Property are destroyed to an extent that such improvements could not be replaced under current zoning laws, the proceeds of the casualty insurance, together with the proceeds of the business interruption insurance, will be sufficient to repay the subject Mortgage Loan in full.
31

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

 

With respect to each subject Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant. To the extent (i) the related lease is in full force and effect, (ii) no default beyond any applicable notice and cure period has occurred and is continuing under the related lease, (iii) the related sole tenant is permitted per the terms of its lease to rebuild and/or repair the related Mortgaged Property and is entitled to no period of rent abatement, and (iv) the related sole tenant maintains, either through a program of self-insurance or otherwise, the insurance required to be maintained by it under the related lease as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan or as otherwise approved by the lender in writing, the related borrower will not be required to maintain coverage under Section 5.1.1 of the related loan agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.1.1 of the related loan agreement: (A) if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan, the insurance policies, or self-insurance, maintained by the related sole tenant as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan are modified to decrease the type or amount of coverage below that required under the related lease as of the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan, or if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan, the related sole tenant does not self-insure and the insurance policies maintained by the related sole tenant under its lease are obtained from and maintained with an insurance company that is rated below A-:VIII by A.M. Best Company (the “Minimum Insurer Ratings”), then the related borrower is required, upon obtaining knowledge thereof, at its sole cost and expense, to promptly procure from and maintain with an insurance company that at least satisfies the Minimum Insurer Ratings (and notify the lender in writing of such change in coverage and of the coverage procured by the related borrower) either (x) “primary” insurance coverage of the types and for the amounts required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan in the event that the related sole tenant does not provide the applicable insurance coverage required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan or in the event the related sole tenant maintains such coverage with an insurance company that does not satisfy the Minimum Insurer Ratings or (y) “excess and contingent” insurance coverage of the types and for the amounts required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan in the event that the related sole tenant does not provide sufficient insurance coverage required under the related lease as of the origination date of the subject Mortgage Loan or in the event the related sole tenant maintains such coverage with an insurance company that does not satisfy the Minimum Insurer Ratings, in each case, in “concurrent form” with the policies obtained pursuant to the related lease, over and above any other valid and collectible coverage then in existence, as will

 

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be necessary to bring the insurance coverage for the related Mortgaged Property to at least the types and amount of coverage required under the related lease as of the date of the related loan agreement; and/or (B) if, at any time and from time to time during the term of the subject Mortgage Loan, the insurance policies maintained by the related sole tenant under the related lease fail to name the lender as an additional insured or beneficiary, as the case may be, the related borrower is required to maintain the insurance policies required under the related lease as of the date of the related loan agreement, regardless of whether such insurance is maintained by the related sole tenant under the related lease.

 

With respect to each subject Mortgage Loan, the related lease does not require the sole tenant to maintain terrorism insurance.

32 All Mortgage Loans transferred by LCF
(Loan Nos. 1, 6, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 34, 35, 45, 51, 58, 76, 77 and 78)

Any pledge of a direct or indirect equity interest in the related borrower would be permitted if the transfer of such equity interest to the pledgee would be a permitted transfer under the terms of Representation and Warranty No. 32 or as contemplated by any other exception to Representation and Warranty No. 32 set forth herein.

 

In addition, with respect to clause (a)(v), mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations involving a publicly traded company may be permitted; and, for certain Mortgage Loans, transfers, sales and pledges of direct or indirect equity interests in the related borrower may be permitted if such equity interests are limited partnership interests, non-managing member interests in a limited liability company or other passive equity interests. Transfers contemplated by an exception to Representation and Warranty No. 29 are also permitted transfers.

32 Sanofi Office Complex
(Loan No. 1)

Direct and indirect interests in the related borrower can be transferred so long as (A) American Finance Operating Partnership, L.P. (“AFOP”) continues to own at least 51% of the beneficial and economic interests in the related borrower and continues to control the related borrower, and (B) the related guarantor continues to own at least 51% of the beneficial and economic interests in AFOP and continues to control AFOP.

 

Direct and indirect interests in AFOP can be transferred so long as (A) AFOP continues to own at least 51% of the beneficial and economic interests in the related borrower and continues to control the related borrower, and (B) one or more Qualified Equity Holders (as defined in the related loan agreement) own at least 51% of the beneficial and economic interests in and controls AFOP and the related borrower.

 

The sale, transfer or issuance of shares of stock in the related guarantor is permitted, provided either (i) such shares of stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Global Select Market or another nationally recognized stock exchange or (ii) such shares of stock are sold, transferred or issued in the ordinary course of business through licensed broker dealers in accordance with all applicable legal requirements to third party investors in a manner consistent with previous offerings conducted by the related guarantor.

 

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32 Beachside Resort
(Loan No. 15)
Certain non-controlling equity interests in the related Mortgagor structure are pledged as collateral for a separate unrelated debt facility. Transfers of the pledged equity interests by reason thereof would be permitted.
32

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

For each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related loan documents permit transfers without the lender’s consent by the related borrower and by and to certain affiliates of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP.

 

In addition, with respect to each of the subject Mortgage Loans, corporate financing is permitted as set forth in Section 8.3 of the related loan agreement. Transfers of the pledged equity interests by reason thereof are permitted.

 

33 Independence Marketplace
(Loan No. 6)

The related borrower is a recycled single-purpose entity and previously has owned real property other than the related Mortgaged Property (consisting of Unit 1 of the applicable condominium regime) and/or conducted operations other than those incidental to the ownership of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In addition, the related borrower may consolidate its operations with the operation of the related association, condominium and Mortgaged Property (but not with the related condominium’s Unit 1 owner) in all respects by, among other things (i) maintaining a single set of books and records, and issuing budgets and financial statements of the related borrower as if the related association was operated as part of the related borrower, (ii) depositing all funds in one or more bank accounts held in the name of the related borrower, not the related association, (iii) causing the related borrower to be responsible for, and pay, all expenses arising from the ownership, operation, management and leasing of the related Mortgaged Property, although such costs may be the obligation of the related association under the related condominium documents (meaning that the related borrower, as the owner of Units 2 through 16, will not be charged assessments by the related association), (iv) maintaining all insurance for the related Mortgaged Property, whether or not the obligation of the related association under the related condominium documents, and (v) otherwise taking action for, and performing the obligations of, the related association under the related condominium documents.

33 North Alabama Retail Portfolio
(Loan No. 19)
With respect to the subject Mortgage Loan, until the occurrence of the first cash management trigger event, the related manager may deposit all funds received in connection with the operations of the related portfolio of Mortgaged Properties into a trust account in the name of the related manager that contains funds from other properties owned by affiliates of the related borrower so long as a subaccount is maintained therein solely in the name of and for the benefit of the related borrower that does not include funds from any other person or from any property other than the related portfolio of Mortgaged Properties and such funds can be readily ascertained without undue effort, time or cost, and can be transferred from such account and/or disbursed from such account to pay the related borrower’s expenses.

 

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33 Northwest Plaza
(Loan No. 31)
The tax parcel on which the related Mortgaged Property is located contains additional land not owned by the related borrower (the “Additional Land”). The related borrower is permitted to obtain a deed, or corrective deed, for the Additional Land, or to otherwise confirm the related borrower’s ownership of such Additional Land to the lender’s satisfaction, so long as there is no default under the subject Mortgage Loan and the deed is included in an updated title policy or date down endorsement that insures such interest and removes any associated exceptions on the current title policy.
33 Best Western Lake Charles
(Loan No. 51)
The related borrower is a recycled single-purpose entity and previously has owned real property other than the related Mortgaged Property and/or conducted operations other than those incidental to the ownership of the related Mortgaged Property.
42

Family Dollar – Albion
(Loan No. 76)

 

Family Dollar – Rural Retreat
(Loan No. 77)

 

Family Dollar – Mt Vernon
(Loan No. 78)

No sponsor due diligence was conducted because the related borrower is an affiliate of LCF.
43 Independence Marketplace
(Loan No. 6)

A Veterans Administration Medical Center complex operated at the related Mortgaged Property from 1938 until 1996 and contained at least 28 structures including a main hospital building, station garage, research buildings, boiler house and incinerator. Historical chemical use at the related Mortgaged Property included fuel, oils, medical and research chemicals/wastes, radioactive materials, ethylene glycol and paint. The medical building structures were demolished between 2002 and 2003 and all basements were backfilled and compacted.

 

A Phase I environmental assessment conducted at the related Mortgaged Property in May 2000 identified a number of recognized environmental conditions in connection with the former Veterans Administration Medical Center. Subsequent to its findings, the related environmental consultant conducted a Phase II subsurface investigation, which included the collection of numerous soil and groundwater samples. Analysis of the samples collected detected arsenic and chloride concentrations in the soil above the residential direct contact criteria of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) applicable at that time. As a result, the related Mortgaged Property was defined as a “facility” as stipulated under Part 201 of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (“NREPA”). A Baseline Environmental Assessment (“BEA”) was submitted to the MDEQ for the related Mortgaged Property on April 20, 2004 in order to seek a liability exemption for cleanup responsibility of existing impact. The BEA, which was affirmed by the MDEQ, provides liability protection to the owner for existing contamination.

 

Under the related loan documents, the related borrower is obligated

 

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    to implement a due care plan within 60 days of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan. The related borrower is also obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all tenants and other persons that enter onto the related Mortgaged Property to comply (to the extent applicable to such tenants and such other persons) with all due care obligations under Part 201 of the NREPA and under the implemented due care plan, including without limitation, the following, if and to the extent required by the due care plan or applicable law: (i) preventing exacerbation of existing contamination; (ii) preventing human exposure and mitigating hazards to allow for the intended use of the related Mortgaged Property in a manner that protects health and safety; (iii) taking precautions against reasonably foreseeable acts or omissions of a third party; (iv) providing all required notifications to the MDEQ; (v) complying with any land use or resource use restrictions; (vi) not impeding the effectiveness or integrity of any land use or resource use restriction; and (vii) maintaining documentation of compliance with the due care requirements of Part 201 of the NREPA and the related borrower’s due care plan.
43 Eagle Chase Apartments
(Loan No. 17)

The related loan documents provide that in the event that post-origination radon testing indicates that the levels of radon at the related Mortgaged Property exceed the actionable levels, within thirty days of receipt of notice from the lender, the related borrower is required to install additional pumps to the existing mitigation system to address the elevated levels which is required to be re-tested within thirty days to determine if additional pumps are required. In addition, the related borrower is required to maintain the radon remediation system together with any additional remediation measures recommended by the lender’s engineer until such time as the levels of radon at the related Mortgaged Property are below the actionable levels.

 

The related loan documents also established an environmental reserve in an amount equal to $48,972 for additional radon testing to be completed at the related Mortgaged Property.

43 Smoky Hill Plaza
(Loan No. 58)
In connection with groundwater impacts from chlorinated solvents associated with historical dry cleaning operations (which are still ongoing), the related Mortgaged Property is subject to a restrictive covenant that provides that such Mortgaged Property may not be used for residential uses, daycare, elder care, hospitals, playgrounds, parks, schools or short-term lodging, and groundwater may not be removed by well or other means of domestic, agricultural or commercial use.  A recent limited Phase II subsurface investigation at the related Mortgaged Property indicated that concentrations of perchloroethylene (“PCE”) exceeded applicable screening levels beneath the dry cleaning facility as well as the adjacent units to the east and west.  In addition, trichloroethylene (“TCE”) concentrations exceeded applicable levels beneath the adjacent units to the east and west.  An escrow of $261,000 has been established with the lender to cover the cost of addressing vapor impacts at the dry cleaner space and the two adjoining tenant spaces.  A gas station located on the related Mortgaged Property is covered under the Colorado Underground Storage Tank Fund.  The related Mortgaged Property

 

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is covered by a Site Pollution Legal Liability Lender’s Environmental Insurance Policy (Site Environmental) issued by Lloyd’s Syndicates 623/2623 (provided through Beazley Insurance Services), with a $1 million aggregate limit and limit per claim, a term of ten years with a 36-month extended period of reporting, and a $25,000 deductible per claim.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC

 

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], the duly appointed Secretary of Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the Certificate of Formation and Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller (as amended by the First Amendment and Second Amendment thereof), which Certificate of Formation and Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as so further amended) are on the date hereof in full force and effect.

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

4.Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions that were adopted by the directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

5.To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

6.Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of the Mortgage Loan Seller and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name.

 

7.Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Mortgage Loan Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

Exh. D-1-1
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

I, ______, a ________ of the Seller, hereby certify that ________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AN AUTHORIZED PERSON OF LCFH

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED PERSON OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

I, [________], an Authorized Person of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (the “Partnership”), hereby certify as follows:

 

1.The Partnership is a limited liability limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of the Partnership, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

 

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of LCFH, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014; and

 

(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of December 31, 2014.

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of the Partnership.

 

4.Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of LC REIT and LC TRS (each as defined below) with respect to Authorized Persons acting on behalf of the Partnership.

 

5.To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of the Partnership are pending or contemplated.

 

6.Each person listed on Exhibit D is an authorized signatory of the Partnership and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name.

 

7.Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Partnership, Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Exh. D-2-1
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

I, _______, Authorized Person, hereby certify that _________ is an Authorized Person and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT D-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LC REIT

 

CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER OF SERIES REIT OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

I, [_______] the duly appointed Secretary of Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), hereby certify as follows:

 

1.LC REIT is a series of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of LCFH, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

 

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of LCFH, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014

 

(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of December 31, 2014

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of LCFH.

 

4.Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of LC REIT.

 

5.To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of LCFH are pending or contemplated.

 

6.Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of LC REIT and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name:

 

7.Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, on behalf of LC REIT, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC REIT, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof

 

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appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Exh. D-3-2
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

I, _______, the ________ of LC REIT, hereby certify that _________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of LC REIT and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-3-3
 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LC TRS

 

CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER OF SERIES TRS OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

I, [_______] the duly appointed Secretary of Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”), hereby certify as follows:

 

1.LC TRS is a series of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of LCFH, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

 

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of LCFH, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014

 

(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of December 31, 2014

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of LCFH.

 

4.Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of LC TRS.

 

5.To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of LCFH are pending or contemplated.

 

6.Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of LC TRS and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name:

 

7.Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, on behalf of LC TRS, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC TRS and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof

 

Exh. D-4-1
 

 

appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Exh. D-4-2
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

I, _______, the ________ of LC TRS, hereby certify that _________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of LC TRS and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-4-3
 

 

EXHIBIT D-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between LCF, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of LCF in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) LCF has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LCF. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

  Certified this March 31, 2016.
     
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-5-1
 

 

EXHIBIT D-6

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

CERTIFICATE OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, LCFH, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of LCFH in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LCFH. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

  Certified this March 31, 2016.
     
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-6-1
 

 

EXHIBIT D-7

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERIES REIT OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

CERTIFICATE OF SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC REIT, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of LC REIT in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LC REIT. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

  Certified this March 31, 2016.
     
  SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-7-1
 

 

EXHIBIT D-8

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERIES TRS OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

CERTIFICATE OF SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC TRS and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of LC TRS in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LC TRS. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

  Certified this March 31, 2016.
     
  SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-8-1

 

EX-99.3 11 exh_993rialto.htm RIALTO MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.3 

 

Execution Version

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

 
 

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.          Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $151,201,629, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.          Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)          The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the General Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)          In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the General Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by

 

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delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the General Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the General Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the General Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

 

(e)          In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Loan Nos. 20, 21, 40 and 65 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), notify the related franchisors (with a copy to the General Master Servicer) that such Mortgage Loans have been transferred to the Trust; and if the Mortgage Loan Seller receives notice from such Master Servicer that any such comfort letter with respect to a franchise agreement has not been received within the timeframe provided under Section 2.01(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such notice, obtain a replacement comfort letter in substantially the same form as the existing comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) in favor of the Trust.

 

(f)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or

 

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cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the General Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the General Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)          Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

 

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Section 3.         Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.         Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)         The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)         The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

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(e)          No Sub-Servicer that the Mortgage Loan Seller has required the General Master Servicer to retain for any of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is a Servicing Function Participant.

 

(f)          The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)          Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)          It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

(i)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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(j)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(k)          If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(l)          Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(m)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(n)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents (i) required to be delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

(o)          The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the

 

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occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.          Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the

 

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Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the

 

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General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the General Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the General Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

 

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If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the

 

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requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)          Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the General Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)          The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt

 

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by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)          [Reserved.]

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)          The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person

 

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relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)          Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the

 

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Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)            The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

 

Section 6.          Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)        All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)       All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)      The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)       All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(vii)     The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)    Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

 

(ix)       The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

 

(x)        Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.          Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

 

(i)        This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)       Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)      A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)      A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)       A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

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(vi)      A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)     A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(viii)    A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

 

(x)       Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be

 

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addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)      One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)     If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)    Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.          Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on

 

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Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 9.          Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.        Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or

 

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mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing, or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, 600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.          Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.          Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING

 

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UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.          Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.          Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.          Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of

 

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Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Liat Heller
    Name: Liat Heller
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title:   President

  

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – Rialto

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   292,460
8.01   RMF   Somersworth   115 Whitehouse Road   Somersworth   NH   3878   Strafford   Self Storage   100,450
8.02   RMF   York   326 US Route 1; 12 Brickyard Court; 38 Brickyard Court   York   ME   3909   York   Self Storage   59,110
8.03   RMF   Arundel   1448 Portland Road   Arundel   ME   4046   York   Self Storage   58,900
8.04   RMF   Berwick   560 Portland Street   Berwick   ME   3901   York   Self Storage   74,000
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   1106 West Bell Road   Phoenix   AZ   85023   Maricopa   Multifamily   437
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   2007 Springcrest Drive   Arlington   TX   76010   Tarrant   Multifamily   396
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   8024 Southside Boulevard   Jacksonville   FL   32256   Duval   Multifamily   250
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   Alumni Drive   Jacksonville   FL   32211   Duval   Multifamily   277
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   707 Route 46 East   Parsippany   NJ   7054   Morris   Hospitality   184
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Various   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   151
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites   2000 Soncy Road   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   80
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites   2300 Soncy Road   Amarillo   TX   79124   Potter   Hospitality   71
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   4450 West Jefferson Boulevard   Cockrell Hill   TX   75211   Dallas   Retail   93,941
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   270 Walmart Way   Dahlonega   GA   30533   Lumpkin   Retail   144,298
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   VA   Various   Various   Self Storage   146,269
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg   5393 Mooretown Road   Williamsburg   VA   23188   James City   Self Storage   50,865
26.02   RMF   Newport News   5868 Jefferson Avenue   Newport News   VA   23605   Newport News City   Self Storage   43,167
26.03   RMF   Churchland   4815 Station House Road   Chesapeake   VA   23321   City of Chesapeake   Self Storage   52,237
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   3402 South Buckner Boulevard   Dallas   TX   75227   Dallas   Multifamily   272
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   4821 Crossings Court   Fredericksburg   VA   22407   Spotsylvania   Hospitality   88
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   1766 Coffeen Avenue   Sheridan   WY   82801   Sheridan   Retail   14,550
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   3583 Austin Road   Geneva   OH   44041   Ashtabula   Manufactured Housing Community   180
61   RMF   Jasper Center   1200 Highway 78 West   Jasper   AL   35501   Walker   Retail   78,140
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   110 Newland Road   Columbia   SC   29229   Richland   Self Storage   54,800
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   2401 Willis Road   Richmond   VA   23237   New York   Hospitality   50
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   1451 North Dysart Road   Avondale   AZ   85323   Maricopa   Retail   15,120

 

EXH. A-2
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Unit of Measure   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal
Balance ($)
  Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I
Payment ($)
  Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Sq. Ft.   20,980,000.00   20,980,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   112,625.18   Actual/360   5.000000%
8.01   RMF   Somersworth   Sq. Ft.   6,550,000.00                    
8.02   RMF   York   Sq. Ft.   5,350,000.00                    
8.03   RMF   Arundel   Sq. Ft.   4,700,000.00                    
8.04   RMF   Berwick   Sq. Ft.   4,380,000.00                    
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   Units   14,500,000.00   14,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   79,621.08   Actual/360   5.200000%
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Units   13,750,000.00   13,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   74,824.66   Actual/360   5.120000%
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   Units   13,500,000.00   13,500,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   73,879.98   Actual/360   5.170000%
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   Beds   12,075,000.00   12,075,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   63,514.01   Actual/360   4.822000%
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   Rooms   11,150,000.00   11,150,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   65,351.98   Actual/360   5.790000%
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Rooms   11,000,000.00   11,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   60,742.41   Actual/360   5.250000%
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites   Rooms   6,050,000.00                    
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites   Rooms   4,950,000.00                    
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Sq. Ft.   9,825,000.00   9,825,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   55,908.62   Actual/360   5.520000%
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   Sq. Ft.   9,650,000.00   9,650,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   52,513.31   Actual/360   5.120000%
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Sq. Ft.   9,310,000.00   9,310,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   49,750.75   Actual/360   4.960000%
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg   Sq. Ft.   3,680,000.00                    
26.02   RMF   Newport News   Sq. Ft.   2,930,000.00                    
26.03   RMF   Churchland   Sq. Ft.   2,700,000.00                    
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   Units   6,200,000.00   6,191,628.76   Amortizing Balloon   33,093.74   Actual/360   4.950000%
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Rooms   5,100,000.00   5,100,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   32,765.91   Actual/360   5.970000%
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   Sq. Ft.   3,375,000.00   3,375,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   18,636.87   Actual/360   5.250000%
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   Pads   2,500,000.00   2,500,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   15,382.06   Actual/360   5.520000%
61   RMF   Jasper Center   Sq. Ft.   2,500,000.00   2,500,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   14,007.07   Actual/360   5.380000%
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   Sq. Ft.   2,345,000.00   2,345,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   12,660.22   Actual/360   5.050000%
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Rooms   2,150,000.00   2,150,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   13,813.08   Actual/360   5.970000%
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   Sq. Ft.   1,300,000.00   1,300,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   5,140.42   Actual/360   4.680000%
                                     

 

EXH. A-3
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                    
                                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or
Anticipated Repayment
Date
  ARD Loan Maturity
Date
  Revised Rate   Original Term to
Maturity or ARD
(Mos.)
  Remaining Term to
Maturity or ARD
(Mos.)
  Amortization Term
(Original) (Mos.)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0.017500%   4.982500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                                    
8.02   RMF   York                                    
8.03   RMF   Arundel                                    
8.04   RMF   Berwick                                    
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0.017500%   5.182500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0.017500%   5.102500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0.017500%   5.152500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0.017500%   4.804500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   0.017500%   5.772500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0.017500%   5.232500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                                    
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                                    
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   0.017500%   5.502500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0.017500%   5.102500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0.017500%   4.942500%   6   2/6/2021   NAP   NAP   60   59   360
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                                    
26.02   RMF   Newport News                                    
26.03   RMF   Churchland                                    
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0.017500%   4.932500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   0.017500%   5.952500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   300
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0.017500%   5.232500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0.095000%   5.425000%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   300
61   RMF   Jasper Center   0.017500%   5.362500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0.017500%   5.032500%   6   2/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0.017500%   5.952500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   300
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0.017500%   4.662500%   6   3/6/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   IO
                                             

 

EXH. A-4
 

  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                      
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Amortization Term
(Remaining) (Mos.)
  Cross Collateralized and
Cross Defaulted Loan Flag
  Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred
Maintenance ($)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   360   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   360   NAP   L(5),GRTR 1% or YM(111),O(4)   Fee   0   2,188
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   360   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   7,500
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   360   NAP   L(25),D(90),O(5)   Fee   0   34,175
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   360   NAP   L(25),D(88),O(7)   Fee   0   0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   360   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   16,563
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   360   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   94,078
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   360   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   3,750
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   360   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   360   NAP   L(25),D(31),O(4)   Fee   0   0
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   359   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   13,938
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   300   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   360   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   300   NAP   L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4)   Fee   0   23,438
61   RMF   Jasper Center   360   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   17,500
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   360   NAP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   4,406
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   300   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   6,313
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   IO   NAP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   0
                                 

 

EXH. A-5
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                      
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   62,009   18,657   Cash       22,619   2,464
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   48,450   9,229   Cash       13,478   4,279
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   52,257   24,884   Cash       60,513   0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   17,231   Cash       50,137   5,305
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   NAP       0   0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   0   28,956   Cash       50,785   7,255
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   50,033   15,883   Cash       21,084   3,347
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   48,380   24,190   Cash       4,872   2,320
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   NAP       0   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   60,251   7,173   Cash       11,760   2,240
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   26,390   12,567   Cash       57,442   6,838
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   19,821   4,719   Cash       10,249   2,440
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   NAP       0   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   12,202   3,874   Cash       3,626   576
61   RMF   Jasper Center   7,937   1,890   Cash       8,408   1,602
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   5,361   5,106   Cash       1,408   335
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   8,557   2,037   Cash       10,993   1,496
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   NAP       0   0
                                 

 

EXH. A-6
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE          
                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Insurance Escrow - Cash or
LoC
  Insurance Escrow - LoC
Counterparty
  Upfront Replacement Reserve
($)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Cash       0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth            
8.02   RMF   York            
8.03   RMF   Arundel            
8.04   RMF   Berwick            
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   Cash       0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Cash       0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   Cash       600,000
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   NAP       0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   Cash       0
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Cash       0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites            
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites            
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Cash       0
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   NAP       50,000
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Cash       50,000
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg            
26.02   RMF   Newport News            
26.03   RMF   Churchland            
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   Cash       0
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Cash       0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   NAP       0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   Cash       0
61   RMF   Jasper Center   Cash       0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   Cash       0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Cash       0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   NAP       0
                     

 

EXH. A-7
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE      
                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   3,350   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth        
8.02   RMF   York        
8.03   RMF   Arundel        
8.04   RMF   Berwick        
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   9,104   546,250
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   7,953   0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   5,208   0
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year’s Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year’s Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   1,174   0
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   608   60,000
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg        
26.02   RMF   Newport News        
26.03   RMF   Churchland        
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   5,644   0
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year’s Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   750   0
61   RMF   Jasper Center   912   0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   228   0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Greater of 1/12 of 4.0% of prior year’s Gross Income from Operations and the amount required to be reserved under the Management Agreement and the Franchise Agreement   0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0
                 

 

EXH. A-8
 

  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                      
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Replacement Reserve Escrow -
Cash or LoC
  Replacement Reserve Escrow -
LoC Counterparty
  Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                        
8.02   RMF   York                        
8.03   RMF   Arundel                        
8.04   RMF   Berwick                        
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                        
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                        
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Cash       70,620   5,251   0   Cash
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                        
26.02   RMF   Newport News                        
26.03   RMF   Churchland                        
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
61   RMF   Jasper Center   Cash       50,000   1,968   0   Cash
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Cash       0   0   0   NAP
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   NAP       0   0   0   NAP
                                 

 

EXH. A-9
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                  
                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   TI/LC Escrow - LoC
Counterparty
  Debt Service Escrow (Initial)
($)
  Debt Service Escrow (Monthly)
($)
  Debt Service Escrow - Cash or
LoC
  Debt Service Escrow - LoC
Counterparty
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio       0   0   NAP    
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                    
8.02   RMF   York                    
8.03   RMF   Arundel                    
8.04   RMF   Berwick                    
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments       0   0   NAP    
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington       0   0   NAP    
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments       0   0   NAP    
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall       0   0   NAP    
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield       0   0   NAP    
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo       0   0   NAP    
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                    
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                    
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro       0   0   NAP    
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega       0   0   NAP    
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio       0   0   NAP    
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                    
26.02   RMF   Newport News                    
26.03   RMF   Churchland                    
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments       0   0   NAP    
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg       0   0   NAP    
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan       0   0   NAP    
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC       0   0   NAP    
61   RMF   Jasper Center       0   0   NAP    
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia       0   0   NAP    
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond       0   0   NAP    
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale       0   0   NAP    
                             

 

EXH. A-10
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                  
                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   NAP   0   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth            
8.02   RMF   York            
8.03   RMF   Arundel            
8.04   RMF   Berwick            
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   NAP   0   0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Collateral Deposit Funds   500,000   0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   NAP   0   0
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   NAP   0   0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   PIP Reserve Funds   1,150,000   0
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Choice Franchise Agreement Extension   400,000   0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites            
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites            
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Free Rent Reserve Funds   6,793   0
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   NAP   0   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   NAP   0   0
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg            
26.02   RMF   Newport News            
26.03   RMF   Churchland            
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   NAP   0   0
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   PIP Funds   250,000   5,000
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   NAP   0   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   Borrower Owned Home Sale Proceeds   250,000   0
61   RMF   Jasper Center   NAP   0   0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   NAP   0   0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   PIP Funds   750,000   0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   NAP   0   0
                     

 

EXH. A-11
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                  
                             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash
or LoC
  Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0   NAP       NAP   0
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                    
8.02   RMF   York                    
8.03   RMF   Arundel                    
8.04   RMF   Berwick                    
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0   NAP       NAP   0
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0   Cash       NAP   0
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   NAP       NAP   0
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   NAP       NAP   0
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   0   Cash       Seasonality Fund   16,700
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0   Cash       NAP   0
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                    
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                    
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   0   Cash       Cold Beverage Rollover Funds   20,900
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   NAP       NAP   0
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0   NAP       NAP   0
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                    
26.02   RMF   Newport News                    
26.03   RMF   Churchland                    
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0   NAP       NAP   0
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   0   Cash       NAP   0
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   NAP       NAP   0
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0   Cash       NAP   0
61   RMF   Jasper Center   0   NAP       NAP   0
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0   NAP       NAP   0
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0   Cash       NAP   0
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   NAP       NAP   0
                             

 

EXH. A-12
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE              
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP    
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                
8.02   RMF   York                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   0   0   NAP    
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   0   0   NAP    
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   0   0   NAP    
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   0   0   NAP    
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   $16,700 from 3/2016 through and including 11/2016; thereafter, from March through November during the loan term, a product of the aggregate amount of Seasonality Shortfalls for the preceding 12-month period multiplied by 1.25 divided by nine. A floor of $16,700 shall apply.   0   Cash    
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   0   0   NAP    
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   0   0   Cash    
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   0   0   NAP    
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP    
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   0   0   NAP    
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   0   0   NAP    
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   0   0   NAP    
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   0   0   NAP    
61   RMF   Jasper Center   0   0   NAP    
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   0   0   NAP    
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   0   0   NAP    
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   0   0   NAP    
                         

 

EXH. A-13
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE              
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Holdback(7)   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio       N       Springing
8.01   RMF   Somersworth                
8.02   RMF   York                
8.03   RMF   Arundel                
8.04   RMF   Berwick                
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments       N       Springing
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington       N       Springing
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments       N       Springing
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall       N       Springing
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield       N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo       N       Springing
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites                
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites                
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro       N       Springing
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega       N       Springing
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio       N       Springing
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg                
26.02   RMF   Newport News                
26.03   RMF   Churchland                
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments       N       Springing
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg       N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan       N       Springing
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC       N       Springing
61   RMF   Jasper Center       N       Springing
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia       N       Springing
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond       N       Hard/Springing Cash Management
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale       N       Springing
                         

 

EXH. A-14
 

  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE          
                     
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
8   RMF   Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio   Prime Storage Arundel, LLC; Prime Storage Berwick, LLC; Prime Storage York, LLC; Prime Storage Somersworth, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
8.01   RMF   Somersworth            
8.02   RMF   York            
8.03   RMF   Arundel            
8.04   RMF   Berwick            
11   RMF   Desert Star Apartments   W Bell LLC   Vesna Djordjevich   0.0050%
13   RMF   The Vineyard at Arlington   Vineyards at Arlington LLC; Arlington Realty Owner DE LLC   Barry Leon; Irving Langer   0.0050%
14   RMF   Auburn Glen Apartments   Bancroft Auburn Glen, LLC   Barrett Penan   0.0050%
18   RMF   Dolphin Residence Hall   Flipper (FL) LLC   Corporate Property Associates 17 - Global Incorporated   0.0050%
20   RMF   Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield   I-85 Hospitality Group Limited Liability Company   Paul Reisman; Steven Reisman   0.0050%
21   RMF   Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo   Ross Osage Hotels LP   Mark E. Shaffer; Juli Anne Shaffer   0.0050%
21.01   RMF   Country Inn & Suites            
21.02   RMF   Comfort Inn & Suites            
23   RMF   Plaza De Oro   Plaza De Oro of Dallas, LLC   Mark H. Engelman   0.0050%
24   RMF   Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega   Dahlonega Group, LLC   Robert Ridino   0.0050%
26   RMF   Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio   Prime Chesapeake, LLC; Prime Newport News, LLC; Prime Mooretown, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
26.01   RMF   Williamsburg            
26.02   RMF   Newport News            
26.03   RMF   Churchland            
37   RMF   Bella Vista Creek Apartments   TACP Dcreek LP   Madeleine Ficaccio   0.0050%
40   RMF   Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg   Massr Hotel, LLC   Sunil S. Mehta; Nisha Mehta   0.0050%
49   RMF   Walgreens Sheridan   WAG Sheridan LLC   Ann McPherson; Ann McPherson Trust   0.0050%
60   RMF   Austin Manor MHC   NLP Acquisition Limited Partnership III   Richard A. Placido   0.0825%
61   RMF   Jasper Center   JK Jasper LLC   Jakob Kaiser   0.0050%
62   RMF   Space Place - Columbia   Prime Storage Newland, LLC   Robert Moser; Robert Morgan   0.0050%
65   RMF   Country Inn & Suites Richmond   Mars Partnership LLC   Sunil S. Mehta; Nisha Mehta   0.0050%
73   RMF   Walgreens Avondale   530 Howard Street Associates, L.P.   Peter Sullivan   0.0050%
                     

 

EXH. A-15
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

 

Exh. B-1-1
 

 

(g)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)           The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)          After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)         No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)          The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)          The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)          The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

Exh. B-2-1
 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

Exh. B-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.          Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.          Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

Exh. C-1
 

 

3.          Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.          Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.          Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

Exh. C-2
 

 

representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.          Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.          Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

Exh. C-3
 

  

8.          Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.          Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

Exh. C-4
 

 

10.       Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.       Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.       Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

Exh. C-5
 

 

Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.       Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.       Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.       Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.       Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.       No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.       Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.       Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.       No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

Exh. C-9
 

 

encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.       No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.       REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.       Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.       Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

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25.       Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.       Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.       Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.       Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

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(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.       Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.       Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.       Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.       Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

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comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.       Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.       Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

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two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.       Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.       Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)      The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

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material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)        Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

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(H)      A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)        The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)        Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.       Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.       Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

Exh. C-17
 

 

39.       Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.       No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.       Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.       Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.       Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

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with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.       Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.       Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

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the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.       Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.       Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.       Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.       Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-21
 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

1.Atlantic Mini Self Storage Portfolio

 

2.Auburn Glen Apartments

 

3.Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo

 

4.Sentry Self-Storage Portfolio

 

5.Space Place - Columbia

 

Exh. C-32-2-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1
 

 

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

  

None.

 

Exh. C-43-1-1
 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
1

 

Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield
(Loan No. 20)

 

Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo
(Loan No. 21)

 

Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg
(Loan No. 40)

 

Country Inn & Suites Richmond
(Loan No. 65)

 

The Mortgage Loan documents contain an executed comfort letter in favor of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC. The mortgage loan seller or its designee will provide written notice of the transfer to the franchisor and, if required by the existing comfort letter, request that the franchisor deliver a replacement comfort letter in favor of the Trust. With respect to the Mortgage Loans listed, the Mortgage File does not contain the replacement comfort letter.

5

 

Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield
(Loan No. 20)

 

Country Inn & Suites and Comfort Inn & Suites Amarillo
(Loan No. 21)

 

Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg
(Loan No. 40)

 

Country Inn & Suites Richmond
(Loan No. 65)

 

The Mortgage Loan documents contain an executed comfort letter in favor of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, under which the franchisor may elect to issue a new comfort letter in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to a securitization. The mortgage loan seller or its designee will provide written notice of the transfer to the franchisor. At the franchisor’s option, the franchisor may issue a replacement comfort letter. However, there can be no assurance that the franchisor will issue a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust within a reasonable time.

8

 

The Vineyard at Arlington
(Loan No. 13)


The Mortgaged Property is subject to an oil, gas and mineral lease which permits the exploration for, development, production and marketing of oil and gas, along with all related hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon substances produced. The lease expressly prohibits any surface operations (including geological or seismic operations and drilling, producing, treating or transporting operations, as well as use of the Mortgaged Property for above ground pipelines, flow lines or any other operating or production equipment). The Mortgage Loan documents provide for recourse to the borrower and the guarantor for any losses incurred by lender as a result of any

 

Sch. C-1
 

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    and all operations at the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the lease.
8 Dolphin Residence Hall
(Loan No. 18)
The sole tenant, Jacksonville University, has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor receives a bona fide offer from a third party and elects to sell the Mortgaged Property. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan, and will not apply to a successor mortgagor through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure; provided, however, such right of first refusal will apply to subsequent purchasers of the leased premises.
8 Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega
(Loan No. 24)
The sole tenant, Walmart Real Estate Business Trust, has a right of first refusal to purchase the entire Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor elects to sell the Mortgaged Property to a bona fide third party. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan, and will not apply to a successor mortgagor through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the Mortgage; provided, however, such right of first refusal will apply to subsequent purchasers of the leased premises.
8 Walgreens Sheridan
(Loan No. 49)
The sole tenant, Walgreen Co., has a right of first refusal to purchase the entire Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor elects to sell the Mortgaged Property to a bona fide third party. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan, and will not apply to a successor borrower through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the Mortgage; provided, however, such right of first refusal will apply to subsequent purchasers of the leased premises.
8 Walgreens Avondale
(Loan No. 73)
The sole tenant, Walgreen Arizona Drug Co., has a right of first refusal to purchase the entire Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor elects to sell the Mortgaged Property to a bona fide third party. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan, and will not apply to a successor borrower through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the Mortgage; provided, however, such right of first refusal will apply to subsequent purchasers of the leased premises.

 

Sch. C-2
 

 

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
18 Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield
(Loan No. 20)
The Mortgaged Property is located in a flood zone requiring National Flood Insurance Program coverage. However, the Mortgagor does not maintain additional flood coverage in excess of the National Flood Insurance Program policy. Pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, there is recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor should the Mortgaged Property suffer any damage due to a flood, however such liability will terminate if the Mortgagor either (i) maintains an excess flood insurance policy on terms reasonably acceptable to the lender, or (ii) the Mortgagor completes the repair and restoration of any such damage to the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Loan documents.
18 Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega
(Loan No. 24)
Under the Mortgage Loan documents, the sole tenant, Walmart Real Estate Business Trust, is permitted to provide any insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor. The sole tenant is also permitted to self-insure, provided, among other things, the tenant maintains a “BBB” rating by S&P (or an equivalent rating by another rating agency) and the sole tenant satisfies the net worth requirements under its lease (which is $100 million).
18 Walgreens Sheridan
(Loan No. 49)
Under the Mortgage Loan documents, the sole tenant, Walgreen Co., is permitted to provide any insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor. The sole tenant is permitted to self-insure, provided, among other things, the tenant maintains a “BBB” rating by S&P.
18 Walgreens Avondale
(Loan No. 73)
Under the Mortgage Loan documents, the sole tenant, Walgreen Arizona Drug Co., is permitted to provide any insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor. The sole tenant is permitted to self-insure, provided, among other things, the tenant maintains a “BBB” rating by S&P or maintains a net worth of at least $300 million.
19 Dolphin Residence Hall
(Loan No. 18)
The Mortgaged Property is not located on or adjacent to a public road and does not yet have improved direct legal access to such public road; however the Mortgaged Property has the benefit of two recorded easements granting access to a public road, University Boulevard, which easements are insured under the lender’s title policy. The prior owner of the Mortgaged

 

Sch. C-3
 

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    Property executed an access easement agreement with the owner of the adjacent property to the northeast of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the prior owner agreed to complete construction, prior to ‪August  1, 2018 (the “Completion Date”), of driveways and sidewalks that will provide the Mortgaged Property with access to University Boulevard. The prior owner deposited $165,000 with a title company acting as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) to cover estimated costs related to such construction. Upon completion of the related construction (and certain other conditions), the title company is required to return the funds held in escrow to the prior owner. In the event the construction is not completed by the Completion Date, the title company is required to transfer the escrow amount to borrower (who is required to transfer such escrow to a lender controlled account) and the borrower is required to complete the construction with such amounts in escrow.
26 Holiday Inn & Suites Parsippany Fairfield
(Loan No. 20)
The Mortgaged Property is a pre-existing legally nonconforming use, as a hotel is not a permitted use under current zoning laws. In the event of a casualty to the Mortgaged Property that damages 50% or less of its assessed value by fire or other natural or man-made disaster, the structure may be rebuilt to its current use and characteristics. If the casualty impacts more than 50% of its assessed value the structure may be rebuilt, providing the height, floor area ratio, coverage and yard setbacks are not expanded or further infringed upon. In addition, an application to replace the preexisting, nonconforming structure is required be made to the zoning board, and the zoning board may consider whether any of the previous non-conformances can be reduced as part of the rebuilding. The Mortgage Loan documents provide for recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor for any losses resulting from the loss of the ability to restore the Mortgaged Property to its current use following a casualty or condemnation.
26 Bella Vista Creek Apartments
(Loan No. 37)
The Mortgaged Property is a pre-existing legally nonconforming use, as multifamily housing is not a permitted use under current zoning laws. In the event of any casualty (other than by the intentional act of the Mortgagor or its agent), the Mortgaged Property may be reconstructed as multifamily housing without zoning board approval provided that the structure maintains the

 

Sch. C-4
 

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C

 

Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A

Description of Exception
    same approximate height, floor area, and location that it had prior to the casualty. The Mortgage Loan documents provide for recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor for any losses resulting from the loss of the ability to restore the Mortgaged Property to its current use.
26 Space Place – Columbia
(Loan No. 62)
The Mortgaged Property is a pre-existing legally nonconforming use, as self-storage facilities are not a permitted use under current zoning laws. In the event of a casualty to the Mortgaged Property that damages 75% or less of the replacement cost of the structure at the time of the casualty, the structure may be rebuilt to its current use. If the casualty impacts more than 75% of the replacement cost of the structure at the time of the casualty, the structure may be rebuilt to its current use provided that any permitted reconstruction begins within six months of the casualty, and is completed within twelve months after the issuance of a building permit. The Mortgage Loan documents provide for recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor for losses related to the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to its current use.
31 Wal-Mart Supercenter Dahlonega
(Loan No. 24)
The exception to representation and warranty 18 is also an exception to representation and warranty 31.

 

Sch. C-5
 

   

EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of [DATE]. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”), (iii) an Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis, and (iv) a Certificate Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis, and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-1-1
 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this March 31, 2016.

 

  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-2-1

 

EX-99.4 12 exh_994ciii.htm C-III MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.4

 

Execution Version

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

 
 

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $77,084,644, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.           Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)           The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)            In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the General Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)           In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the General Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by

 

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delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the General Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the General Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the General Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

 

(e)            In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loan identified as Loan No. 5 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), notify the related franchisor (with a copy to the General Master Servicer) that such Mortgage Loans have been transferred to the Trust; and if the Mortgage Loan Seller receives notice from such Master Servicer that any such comfort letter with respect to a franchise agreement has not been received within the timeframe provided under Section 2.01(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such notice, obtain a replacement comfort letter in substantially the same form as the existing comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) in favor of the Trust.

 

(f)            In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the General Master Servicer in accordance with

 

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Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the General Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)           Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

 

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Section 3.           Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.           Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)            The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

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(e)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not requiring the General Master Servicer to retain any Sub-Servicer for any of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(f)            The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)           Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)           It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

(i)             Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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(j)             Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(k)            If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(l)             Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(m)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(n)            The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

(o)            The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the

 

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occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.           Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the

 

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Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the

 

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General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the General Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the General Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

 

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If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the

 

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requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)           Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the General Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)            The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt

 

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by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)           [Reserved.]

 

(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person

 

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relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)           Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the

 

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Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)             The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

 

Section 6.           Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)         All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)        All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)       The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)        All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(vii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)      Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

 

(ix)        The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

 

(x)         Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.           Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

 

(i)          This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)         Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)        A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)        A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)         A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

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(vi)       A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)      A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(viii)     A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)        A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

 

(x)         Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be

 

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addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)        One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)       If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)      Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.           Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on

 

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Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 9.            Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.           Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or

 

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mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing, or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, 5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75039, Attention: Jenna Vick Unell, General Counsel, Facsimile No.: (972) 868-5490 (with a copy to: (A) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, 717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Paul Hughson, Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001, (B) C-III Capital Partners LLC, 717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Jeffrey Cohen, Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001, and (C) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, 717 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Michael Pierro, Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001), or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.           Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto

 

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waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.             Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

     
  C-III COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
     
  By: /s/ Brandon England
    Name: Brandon England
    Title:   Vice President
     
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – C-III

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   16500 Southcenter Parkway   Seattle   WA   98188   King   Hospitality   219   Rooms
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   Outland Center Drive   Memphis   TN   38116   Shelby   Industrial   407,537   Sq. Ft.
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   1100 Thornwood Drive   Heath   OH   43056   Licking   Manufactured Housing Community   303   Pads
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   Various   Self Storage   87,560   Sq. Ft.
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami   6959 North Waterway Drive   Miami   FL   33155   Miami-Dade   Self Storage   58,560   Sq. Ft.
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott   1640 Union Center Maine Highway (Route 26)   Endicott   NY   13760   Broome   Self Storage   29,000   Sq. Ft.
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   Various   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   179   Pads
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP   2025 Carl Road   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   89   Pads
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP   1821 Maryland Drive   Irving   TX   75061   Dallas   Manufactured Housing Community   90   Pads
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   1111 Richard Drive   Summerville   SC   29483   Berkeley   Manufactured Housing Community   133   Pads
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   1800 Willow Arms Drive   Ashtabula   OH   04404   Ashtabula   Manufactured Housing Community   235   Pads
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   2711 Woodruff Road   Simpsonville   SC   29681   Greenville   Self Storage   50,825   Sq. Ft.
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   3800 Sherwood Lane   Houston   TX   77092   Harris   Multifamily   126   Units
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   3251 East Road   Clifton   CO   81520   Mesa   Manufactured Housing Community   113   Pads
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   2901 North Westminster Road   Nicoma Park   OK   73084   Oklahoma   Manufactured Housing Community   120   Pads
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   75 Brown Road   Plattsburgh   NY   12901   Clinton   Manufactured Housing Community   97   Pads
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   934 South Tyndall Parkway   Parker   FL   32404   Bay   Self Storage   72,782   Sq. Ft.

 

EXH. A-2
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   28,500,000.00   28,437,373.80   Amortizing Balloon   161,641.10   Actual/360   5.490000%   0.017500%   5.472500%
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   9,250,000.00   9,250,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   50,735.63   Actual/360   5.190000%   0.017500%   5.172500%
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   7,155,000.00   7,155,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   41,754.64   Actual/360   5.750000%   0.017500%   5.732500%
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   5,750,000.00   5,750,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   32,180.43   Actual/360   5.370000%   0.017500%   5.352500%
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami   3,905,000.00                            
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott   1,845,000.00                            
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   5,600,000.00   5,600,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   32,680.08   Actual/360   5.750000%   0.017500%   5.732500%
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP   2,831,000.00                            
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP   2,769,000.00                            
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   3,375,000.00   3,375,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   18,846.46   Actual/360   5.350000%   0.017500%   5.332500%
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   3,000,000.00   3,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   17,890.19   Actual/360   5.950000%   0.017500%   5.932500%
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   3,000,000.00   2,996,165.76   Amortizing Balloon   16,715.07   Actual/360   5.330000%   0.017500%   5.312500%
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   3,000,000.00   2,996,104.59   Amortizing Balloon   16,510.41   Actual/360   5.220000%   0.017500%   5.202500%
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   2,600,000.00   2,600,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   14,325.11   Actual/360   5.230000%   0.017500%   5.212500%
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   2,300,000.00   2,300,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   12,714.93   Actual/360   5.260000%   0.017500%   5.242500%
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   2,100,000.00   2,100,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   11,661.40   Actual/360   5.300000%   0.017500%   5.282500%
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   1,525,000.00   1,525,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   8,909.18   Actual/360   5.760000%   0.017500%   5.742500%

 

EXH. A-3
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   1   1/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358   NAP
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   5   3/5/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                                    
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                                    
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                                    
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                                    
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   5   3/5/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   1   3/1/2021   NAP   NAP   60   60   360   360   NAP
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   1   2/1/2021   NAP   NAP   60   59   360   359   NAP
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   5   2/5/2021   NAP   NAP   60   59   360   359   NAP
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   5   2/5/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360   NAP
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   5   2/5/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   360   NAP
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   1   4/1/2026   NAP   NAP   121   121   360   360   NAP

 

EXH. A-4
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   L(26),D(91),O(3)   Fee   0   3,563   103,000   25,750
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   14,375   25,478   25,478
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   12,875   15,848   5,283
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   3,688   34,088   8,522
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   30,000   31,398   7,849
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   12,802   14,885   3,721
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   L(24),D(33),O(3)   Fee   0   83,688   14,885   4,962
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   L(25),D(32),O(3)   Fee   0   37,500   2,529   2,529
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(32),O(3)   Fee   0   26,038   12,744   6,372
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   L(25),D(92),O(3)   Fee   0   1,875   660   660
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   L(25),D(91),O(4)   Fee   0   24,119   1,628   1,628
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   0   9,338   4,669
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   L(24),D(94),O(3)   Fee   0   1,000   10,327   1,721

 

EXH. A-5
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   Cash       116,557   12,951   Cash    
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   Cash       3,302   3,302   Cash    
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   Cash       13,868   1,261   Cash    
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   Cash       34,460   3,446   Cash    
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   Cash       2,984   1,492   Cash    
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   Cash       1,081   541   Cash    
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   Cash       10,615   965   Cash    
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   Cash       908   908   Cash    
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   Cash       45,983   9,197   Cash    
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   Cash       1,732   577   Cash    
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   Cash       1,820   455   Cash    
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   Cash       1,148   574   Cash    
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   Cash       2,146   2,146   Cash    

 

EXH. A-6
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   20,756   20,756   0   Cash       0
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   7,132   7,132   0   Cash       400,000
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   1,263   1,263   0   Cash       0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   1,095   1,095   0   Cash       0
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   230,885   885   0   Cash       0
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   555   555   0   Cash       0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   1,136   1,136   0   Cash       0
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   517   517   0   Cash       0
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   2,888   2,888   0   Cash       0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   475   475   0   Cash       0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   550   550   0   Cash       0
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   404   404   0   Cash       0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   958   958   0   Cash       0

 

EXH. A-7
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   0   0   NAP       0   0
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   6,645   500,000   Cash       0   0
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   NAP       0   0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0   0   NAP       0   0
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   NAP       0   0
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   NAP       0   0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   NAP       0   0
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   NAP       0   0
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   NAP       0   0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   NAP       0   0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   NAP       0   0
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   NAP       0   0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   NAP       0   0

 

EXH. A-8
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   NAP       Seasonality Reserve   485,000
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   NAP       Roof Reserve   100,000
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   NAP       NAP   0
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   NAP       Endicott Office Reserve   103,500
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   NAP       NAP   0
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   NAP       NAP   0
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   NAP       NAP   0
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   NAP       NAP   0
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   NAP       NAP   0
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   NAP       NAP   0
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   NAP       NAP   0
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   NAP       NAP   0
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   NAP       Insurance Deductible Reserve   15,000

 

EXH. A-9
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   121,250   485,000   Cash       PIP Reserve
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   0   0   Cash       NAP
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0   0   Cash       Endicott Lease Reserve
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                    
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                    
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                    
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                    
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   NAP       NAP
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   NAP       NAP
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   NAP       NAP
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   NAP       NAP
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   Cash       Prepaid Rent Reserve

 

EXH. A-10
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback(7)
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   0   0   0   NAP        
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   0   0   0   NAP        
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0   0   0   NAP        
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   23,918   0   0   Cash        
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                        
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                        
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0   0   0   NAP        
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                        
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                        
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0   0   0   NAP        
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0   0   0   NAP        
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0   0   0   NAP        
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0   0   0   NAP        
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0   0   0   NAP        
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0   0   0   NAP        
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0   0   0   NAP        
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0   0   0   NAP        

 

EXH. A-11
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   N       Springing   CHA Tukwila, LLC   Ki Yong Choi
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   N       Springing   Outland Business Park, LLC   Adir Levitas
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   N       Springing   Ramp Creek Community LLC   Kelly Case; Dawn Palya-Maharry
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   N       Springing   Regency New York Inc.   Barbi Benton Gradow
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami                    
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott                    
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   N       Springing   American Dream Communities - Stone Tree LLC   Paul Skyler Liechty; Paul E. Liechty; David R. Hunt, Sr.; Gregory S. Rumsey
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP                    
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP                    
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   N       Springing   Summerville Hayes, LLC   Rudy Colombini
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   N       Springing   NE Ohio Holdings, LLC   Mark Coleman
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   N       Springing   2711 Woodruff Road Self Storage, LLC; BLS Upstate Storage, LLC   Paul E. Walker, Jr.; Franklin F. Adams
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   N       Springing   Platinum Tara Oaks LP   Sean M. Greene; Kenrick A. Eyre
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   N       Springing   Picture Ranch, LLC   John Brierton; Jeanne Brierton; The Brierton Family Trust Dated March 21, 1996
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   N       Springing   High Chaparral Estates, LLC   Irene Levi
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   N       Springing   Quality Pines MHP LLC   Rohit Jindal
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   N       Springing   Storehouse SS, LLC   Douglas A. Dattilo

 

EXH. A-12
 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

             
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
5   CIIICM   Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter   0.0050%
27   CIIICM   Outland Business Center   0.0050%
33   CIIICM   Ramp Creek MHC   0.0050%
38   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage Portfolio   0.0050%
38.01   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Miami    
38.02   CIIICM   1st Choice Storage - Endicott    
39   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP   0.0050%
39.01   CIIICM   Timberstone MHP    
39.02   CIIICM   Stone Tree MHP    
50   CIIICM   Summerville MHP   0.0050%
53   CIIICM   Glenwood Village MHC   0.0050%
54   CIIICM   H&H Self Storage   0.0050%
55   CIIICM   Tara Oaks Apartments   0.0050%
59   CIIICM   Picture Ranch MHP   0.0050%
63   CIIICM   Garden Acres MHP   0.0050%
66   CIIICM   Quality Pines MHC   0.0050%
70   CIIICM   The Storehouse Self-Storage   0.0050%

 

EXH. A-13
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)            The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)            No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

Exh. B-1-1
 

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)           The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)             The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)             The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)           After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)             The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)           No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)           The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of Texas.

 

(o)           The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)           The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)            This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)           The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)            The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)           The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

Exh. B-2-1
 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

Exh. B-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.             Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.             Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

Exh. C-1
 

 

3.             Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.             Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.             Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

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representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.             Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.             Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

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8.             Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.             Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

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10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

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Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

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encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

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25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

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(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

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comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

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two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)             The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

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material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)              The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)              The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)             The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)              Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)              The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)             The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

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(H)             A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)              The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)              Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)             In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)              Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

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39.              Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

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with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.              Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

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the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-21
 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1
 

 

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

 

None.

 

Exh. C-43-1-1
 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 


Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan Name and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
5 Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter
(Loan No. 5)
The related loan documents contain an executed comfort letter in favor of C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC. The lender or its designee will provide written notice of the transfer and request to the franchisor for the issuance of a replacement comfort letter in favor of the Trust in the form and within the applicable time period as required by such comfort letter. However, there can be no assurances that the franchisor will issue a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust.
18 All C3CM Mortgage Loans Requiring Terrorism Insurance
(Loan Nos. 5, 27, 33, 38, 39, 50, 53, 54, 55, 59, 63, 66 and 70)
The related loan documents may provide for a terrorism insurance coverage cap equal to the amount of coverage available at a cost not in excess of two times the all risk insurance premium (without terrorism insurance coverage and without coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm and earthquake).
20 Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP
(Loan No. 39)
Two homes at each of the related Mortgaged Properties encroach over the property line on adjacent properties.
26

Doubletree Seattle Airport Southcenter
(Loan No. 5)

 

1st Choice Storage Portfolio
(Loan No. 38)

 

Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP
(Loan No. 39)

 

Summerville MHP
(Loan No. 50)

 

Garden Acres MHP
(Loan No. 63)

 

The Storehouse Self-Storage
(Loan No. 70)

 

For each of the subject Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Property constitutes (or, if applicable, one or more of the related Mortgaged Properties constitute) a legal nonconforming use and/or structure which, following a casualty or destruction, may not be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the pre-casualty/pre-destruction use of the subject structure/property if the replacement cost exceeds a specified threshold and/or the restoration or repair is not completed or the prior use is not resumed (or certain key steps in connection therewith are not taken) within a specified time frame. In each case, law and ordinance insurance coverage was obtained, but such insurance only covers (i) the loss to the subject structure when it must be demolished to comply with code requirements, (ii) the cost to demolish

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan Name and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
    and clear the site of the undamaged portions of the covered structure, where the law requires its demolition, and (iii) increased cost of construction, to the extent such cost is a consequence of the enforcement of an ordinance or law.
31 All C3CM Mortgage Loans Requiring Terrorism Insurance
(Loan Nos. 5, 27, 33, 38, 39, 50, 53, 54, 55, 59, 63, 66 and 70)
The related loan documents may provide for a terrorism insurance coverage cap equal to the amount of coverage available at a cost not in excess of two times the all risk insurance premium (without terrorism insurance coverage and without coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm and earthquake).
34 All C3CM Mortgage Loans that Permit Defeasance
(Loan Nos. 5, 27, 33, 38, 39, 50, 53, 54, 59, 63, 66 and 70)
The related loan documents do not require that the defeased note be assumed by, or that the defeasance collateral be transferred to, a single-purpose entity. However, in such cases, the successor borrower must be an entity established or designated by the lender or its designee.
42 Stone Tree MHP & Timberstone MHP
(Loan No. 39)
One of the related guarantors filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1993, which was dismissed in January 1994.

 

Sch. C-2
 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
OF C-III COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC

 

I, [_____________________], the duly appointed Secretary of C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC (the “Seller”), hereby certify as follows:

 

1.             The Seller is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.             Attached hereto as Exhibit I is a true and correct copy of the Certificate of Formation of the Seller, as currently on file with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

3.             Attached hereto as Exhibit II are true and correct copies of the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Seller, together with Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 thereto, which Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 thereto, is on the date hereof in full force and effect.

 

4.             Attached hereto as Exhibit III is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the sole member of the Seller covering the Transaction (as defined below) which resolutions remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

5.             Attached hereto as Exhibit IV is a true and correct copy of a Certificate of Good Standing with respect to the Seller from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

6.             To my knowledge, no resolutions for the merger, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Seller are pending.

 

7.             Each person listed on Exhibit V attached hereto is and has been duly elected or appointed and qualified as an officer or authorized signatory of the Seller and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name on such exhibit.

 

8.             Each person listed on Exhibit V attached hereto who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Seller and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”), providing for the purchase by the Depositor from the Seller of the Mortgage Loans identified on the schedule annexed thereto as Exhibit A (the “Transaction”), the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, or any other agreements, documents or certificates delivered by or on behalf of the Seller in connection with the Transaction, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such agreements, documents or certificates in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

Exh. D-1-1
 

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Exh. D-1-2
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of March 31, 2016.

       
  By:    
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Exh. D-1-3
 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this March 31, 2016.

     
  C-III COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-2-1

 

EX-99.5 13 exh_995natixis.htm NATIXIS MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.5 

 

Execution Version

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

 
 

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.         Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $57,750,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.         Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)         The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)         In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the General Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)         In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the General Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by

 

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delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the General Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the General Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the General Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the General Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the General Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

 

(e)         In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loan identified as Loan No. 30 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), notify the related franchisor (with a copy to the General Master Servicer) that such Mortgage Loans have been transferred to the Trust; and if the Mortgage Loan Seller receives notice from such Master Servicer that any such comfort letter with respect to a franchise agreement has not been received within the timeframe provided under Section 2.01(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such notice, obtain a replacement comfort letter in substantially the same form as the existing comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) in favor of the Trust.

 

(f)         In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the General Master Servicer in accordance with

 

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Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the General Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the General Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)         Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(h)         The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

 

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Section 3.         Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.         Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)         The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)         The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)         The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

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(e)         The Mortgage Loan Seller is not requiring the General Master Servicer to retain any Sub-Servicer for any of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(f)          The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)         Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)         It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

(i)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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(j)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(k)         If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(l)          Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(m)        The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(n)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents (i) required to be delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

(o)         The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the

 

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occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.         Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the

 

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Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the General Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the

 

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General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the General Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the General Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the General Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

 

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If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the

 

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requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)         Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the General Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)         The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the General Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt

 

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by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the General Master Servicer and the General Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the General Master Servicer or the General Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)         [Reserved.]

 

(e)         The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)         The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person

 

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relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)         Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the

 

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Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)          The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

 

Section 6.         Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)          All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)         All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)        The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)         All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(vii)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)       Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

 

(ix)         The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

 

(x)          Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.         Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

 

(i)           This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)          Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)         A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)         A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)          A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

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(vi)         A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)        A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(viii)       A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

 

(x)          Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be

 

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addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)         One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)        If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)       Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.         Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on

 

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Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 9.         Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.       Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or

 

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mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing, or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Khaled Mohiuddin, Facsimile: (212) 891-5777 (with a copy to Office of Chief Operating Officer, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, facsimile number: (212) 891-6288; a copy to Natixis North America LLC, Office of the General Counsel, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020; and for all legal notices, also by email to legal.notices@us.natixis.com), or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.       Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.      Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.       Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

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Section 14.       Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.       Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.       Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.       Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and

 

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servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
   
  By:  /s/ Jerry Tang
    Name: Jerry Tang
    Title:   Director
     
  By:  /s/ Delphine Clerjaud
    Name: Delphine Clerjaud
    Title:   Vice President

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – NREC

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1
 

 

                                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units   Unit of Measure
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   1000 Stewart Avenue & 500 Endo Boulevard   Garden City   NY   11530   Nassau   Office   187,118   Sq. Ft.
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   1728 North Richmond Road   McHenry   IL   60051   Mchenry   Retail   91,227   Sq. Ft.
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   1561 Halifax Drive   Columbia   TN   38401   Maury   Hospitality   73   Rooms
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

 

EXH. A-2
 

 

                                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate   Net Mortgage Rate
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   37,000,000.00   37,000,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   203,857.27   Actual/360   5.230000%   0.017500%   5.212500%
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   12,650,000.00   12,650,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   69,072.32   Actual/360   5.150000%   0.017500%   5.132500%
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   8,100,000.00   8,100,000.00   Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon   52,734.42   Actual/360   6.110000%   0.017500%   6.092500%
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

 

EXH. A-3
 

 

                                             
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                  
                                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   9   3/9/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   5   3/5/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360   NAP
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   5   4/5/2026   NAP   NAP   121   121   300   300   NAP
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

 

EXH. A-4
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE            
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   L(24),D(92),O(4)   Fee   0   3,000   115,463   51,011
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   L(24),D(93),O(3)   Fee   0   46,594   175,960   25,137
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   L(24),D(94),O(3)   Fee   0   0   24,528   6,132
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-5
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE    
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   Cash       87,019   9,017   Cash    
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   Cash       1,972   1,972   Cash    
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   Cash       6,930   2,886   Cash    
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-6
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE    
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   0   3,119   0   Cash       0
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   1,128   0   Cash       0
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   1/12 of 4.0% of prior year’s gross revenues   0   Cash       0
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-7
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE    
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   3,898   0   Cash       0   0
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   3,760   0   Cash       0   0
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   NAP       0   0
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-8
 

 

                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE    
                         
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   NAP       Lifetime Brands Free Rent Reserve   16,301
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   NAP       Hallmark Retenanting Reserve   165,000
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   NAP       Property Improvement Plan Reserve   600,000
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

 

EXH. A-9
 

 

                             
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE        
                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   0   0   Cash       Lifetime Brands Existing TI Reserve
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   0   Cash       NAP
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   Cash       NAP
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

 

EXH. A-10
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback(7)
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   98,000   7,643   663,583   Cash        
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   0   0   0   NAP        
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   0   0   0   NAP        
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-11
 

 

                                 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
4   Natixis   Business & Research Center at Garden City   N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   Garden City 505, LLC   David J. Cohen; Abraham J. Cohen   0.0050%
16   Natixis   McHenry East Center   N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   Advance Real Estate Management, LLC   Doruk A. Borekci; Kenan Borekci; Ahmet Zeki Borekci   0.0050%
30   Natixis   Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbia   N       Hard/Springing Cash Management   Alpha Hospitality, LLC   Heetesh Patel   0.0050%
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

EXH. A-12
 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

Exh. B-1-1
 

 

(g)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)           The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)          After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)         No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)          The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)          The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)           The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

Exh. B-2-1
 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

Exh. B-2-2
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.            Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.            Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

Exh. C-1
 

 

3.            Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.            Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.            Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

Exh. C-2
 

 

representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.            Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.            Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

Exh. C-3
 

 

8.            Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.            Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

Exh. C-4
 

 

10.          Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.          Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.          Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

Exh. C-5
 

 

Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.          Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.          Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.          Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.          Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.          No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.          Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.          Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.          No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

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encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.          No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.          REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.          Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.          Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

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25.          Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.          Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.          Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.          Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

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(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.          Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.          Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.          Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.          Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

Exh. C-13
 

 

comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.          Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.          Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

Exh. C-14
 

 

two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.          Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.          Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)         The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

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material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)          The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)          The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)          The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)          Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)          The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

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(H)         A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)           The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)           Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)         In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)          Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.          Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.          Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

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39.          Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.          No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.          Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.          Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.          Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

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with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.          Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.          Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

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the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.          Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.          Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.          Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.          Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

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Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1
 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1
 

 

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

 

None.

 

Exh. C-43-1-1
 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified
on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
8 Business & Research Center at Garden City (Loan No. 4) The second largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Nassau Community College, which occupies approximately 13.8% of the net rentable area, has a right of first refusal to purchase the building that it occupies in the event that the borrower enters into negotiations with a third party for the sale of such building; however, such tenant has agreed that such right is fully subordinate to the Mortgage Loan and is inapplicable with respect to any foreclosure of the mortgage or acquisition of the Mortgaged Property by the lender in lieu of foreclosure.
28 All Natixis Loans The Loan Documents do not include clause (b)(iii) of this representation (“criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property”).

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AN OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

Certificate of Officer of Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

 

I, [________], a [________] of NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true, complete and correct copies of the Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability Company Agreement are on the date hereof in full force and effect.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, complete and correct certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

3.Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, complete and correct copy of the resolutions that were adopted by the members of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

4.Each person listed below is and has been a duly elected and qualified officer or authorized signatory of the Mortgage Loan Seller and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name:

 

  Name       Office       Signature  
         
         
         
         

 

5.Each person listed above who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Mortgage Loan Seller), and/or (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Natixis Securities Americas LLC, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of March 31, 2016.

 

   
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (“NREC”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between NREC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of NREC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) NREC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of NREC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this March 31, 2016.

 

  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
   
  By:   
    Name: 
    Title: 
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EX-99.6 14 exh_996ncb.htm NCB MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.6 

 

Execution Version

 

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of March 18, 2016, between National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer (in such capacity, the “General Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer (the “General Special Servicer”), National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Master Servicer”) and as NCB special servicer (in such capacity, the “NCB Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

 

 

  

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated March 23, 2016 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated March 14, 2016, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), among the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.          Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on March 31, 2016 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $39,128,800, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.          Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)          The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the NCB Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)          In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the NCB Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the NCB Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the NCB Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering

 

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with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the NCB Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the NCB Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the NCB Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the NCB Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the NCB Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the NCB Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the NCB Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

 

(e)          [Reserved.]

 

(f)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the NCB Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a

 

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Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the NCB Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the NCB Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)          Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach.

 

Section 3.          Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the

 

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Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not requiring the NCB Master Servicer to retain any Sub-Servicer for any of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(f)          The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

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(g)          Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)          It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in or made pursuant to this Section 4 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

(i)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(j)           Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by email) to each of the General Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan uploaded to the Designated Site contains all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(k)          If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only

 

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to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(l)           Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(m)         The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(n)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) provide all documents (i) required to be delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

(o)          The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or

 

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supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

 

Section 5.          Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the NCB Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has

 

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commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the NCB Master Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the NCB Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the NCB Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the NCB Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the NCB Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the NCB Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the NCB Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller, the NCB Master Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the NCB Master Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the General Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a

 

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cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodian Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)          Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the NCB Master Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-

 

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off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the NCB Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the NCB Master Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)          The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the NCB Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the NCB Master Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the NCB Master Servicer and the NCB Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the

 

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Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the NCB Master Servicer or the NCB Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)          [Reserved.]

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)          The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such

 

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withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)          Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)           The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001668931.

 

Section 6.          Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

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The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)          All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)         All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)        The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)         All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)      Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms; and

 

(ix)        The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement.

 

(x)          Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

 

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Each of the parties agrees to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to perform their respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.  Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

 

(i)          This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)         Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)        A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)        A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)          A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)        A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)       A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(viii)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect

 

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that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

 

(x)          Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)         One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the

 

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Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)        If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)       Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.            Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely as in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 9.            Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in

 

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connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (x) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (xi) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xii) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.          Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra (with copies to the attention of Jeff D. Blake, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing, or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at National Cooperative Bank, N.A., 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3709, Attention: Kathleen Luzik, Facsimile No.: (703) 647-3474 (with a copy to: Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, Attention: Steven M. Kornblau), or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.          Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of

 

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counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 4(l) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.           Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN

 

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INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) 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; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.          Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.          Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.          Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated March 1, 2016 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written. 

     
  NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
     
  By: /s/ Munevver Yolas
    Name: Munevver Yolas
    Title: SVP

   
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Sfarra
    Name: Anthony Sfarra
    Title: President

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement – NCB


 

 


EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

 Exh. A-1

 

   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                     
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Address   City   State   Zip Code   County   General Property Type   Number of Units
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   1301 Delaware Avenue, S.W.   Washington   DC   20024   District of Columbia   Multifamily   502
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   150 West 87th Street   New York   NY   10024   New York   Multifamily   39
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   855 East Broadway   Long Beach   NY   11561   Nassau   Multifamily   62
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   377 Westchester Avenue   Port Chester   NY   10573   Westchester   Multifamily   92
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   13-19 East 10th Street   New York   NY   10003   New York   Multifamily   33
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   601-633 79th Street   Brooklyn   NY   11209   Kings   Multifamily   113
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   33 Greene Street a/k/a 33-35 Greene Street a/k/a 80-88 Grand Street   New York   NY   10013   New York   Multifamily   10
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   708 Greenwich Street   New York   NY   10014   New York   Multifamily   33
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   61 Maine Avenue   Rockville Centre   NY   11570   Nassau   Multifamily   72
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   360 Stewart Avenue & 223 7th Street   Garden City   NY   11530   Nassau   Multifamily   38
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   111 West 94th Street   New York   NY   10025   New York   Multifamily   47
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   1365 Monroe Drive   Atlanta   GA   30324   Fulton   Multifamily   54
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   475 Bronx River Road   Yonkers   NY   10704   Westchester   Multifamily   59
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   44-48 West 12th Street   New York   NY   10011   New York   Multifamily   16

 

 EXH. A-2

 

  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                
                                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Unit of Measure   Original Principal Balance ($)   Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($)   Loan Amortization Type   Monthly P&I Payment ($)   Interest Accrual Basis   Mortgage Rate   Administrative Cost Rate
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   Units   8,600,000.00   8,600,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   64,218.20   Actual/360   4.140000%   0.092500%
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   Units   5,000,000.00   5,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   17,151.62   Actual/360   4.060000%   0.092500%
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   Units   4,500,000.00   4,500,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   15,512.50   Actual/360   4.080000%   0.092500%
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   Units   3,500,000.00   3,496,681.88   Amortizing Balloon   14,736.87   Actual/360   4.050000%   0.092500%
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   Units   3,000,000.00   3,000,000.00   Interest-only, Balloon   10,443.06   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   Units   3,000,000.00   2,995,288.89   Amortizing Balloon   14,184.44   Actual/360   3.920000%   0.092500%
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   Units   2,200,000.00   2,196,645.66   Amortizing Balloon   10,655.90   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   Units   1,600,000.00   1,595,480.28   Amortizing Balloon   7,749.75   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   Units   1,550,000.00   1,550,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   7,346.42   Actual/360   3.940000%   0.092500%
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   Units   1,400,000.00   1,400,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   6,635.48   Actual/360   3.940000%   0.092500%
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   Units   1,400,000.00   1,396,045.25   Amortizing Balloon   6,781.03   Actual/360   4.120000%   0.092500%
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   Units   1,300,000.00   1,300,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   9,812.55   Actual/360   4.300000%   0.092500%
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   Units   1,200,000.00   1,200,000.00   Amortizing Balloon   5,694.45   Actual/360   3.950000%   0.092500%
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   Units   900,000.00   898,657.75   Amortizing Balloon   4,438.00   Actual/360   4.270000%   0.092500%

 

 EXH. A-3

 

  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                                  
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                                  
                                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Net Mortgage Rate   Due Date   Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date   ARD Loan Maturity Date   Revised Rate   Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.)   Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   4.047500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   180   180
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   3.967500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   IO   IO
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   3.987500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   3.957500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   480   479
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   4.027500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   IO   IO
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   3.827500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   4.027500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   4.027500%   1   1/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   3.847500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   3.847500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   4.027500%   1   1/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   118   360   358
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   4.207500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   180   180
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   3.857500%   1   3/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   120   360   360
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   4.177500%   1   2/1/2026   NAP   NAP   120   119   360   359

 

 EXH. A-4

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag   Prepayment Provisions   Ownership Interest   Grace Period Late (Days)   Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($)   Tax Escrow (Initial)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   9,240
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   107,000
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   78,554
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   32,620
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   4,087
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(83),1%(33),O(4)   Fee   10   0   9,522
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP   GRTR 1% or YM(113),1%(3),O(4)   Fee   10   0   0

 

 EXH. A-5

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                            
                                     
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly Tax Escrow ($)   Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC   Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Insurance Escrow (Initial)   Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)   Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC   Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   9,240   Cash       199,680   18,153   Cash    
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   20,500   Cash       0   0   NAP    
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   26,185   Cash       0   0   NAP    
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   16,310   Cash       0   0   NAP    
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   6,488   Cash       19,076   2,120   Cash    
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   5,648   Cash       0   0   NAP    
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   NAP       0   0   NAP    

 

 EXH. A-6

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Upfront Replacement Reserve ($)   Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15)   Replacement Reserve Cap ($)   Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC   Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   0   0   0   NAP       0
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   0   NAP       0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   0   NAP       0

 

 EXH. A-7

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($)   TI/LC Reserve Cap ($)   TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC   TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($)   Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   0   0   NAP       0   0
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   NAP       0   0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   NAP       0   0

 

 

 EXH. A-8

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33            
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                
                         
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC   Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow I Reserve Description   Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Capital Improvements   8,518,256
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Negative Carry   160,000
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP       Collateral Security Agreement for Capital Improvements   1,000,000
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP       NAP   0
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP       NAP   0
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP       NAP   0

 

 EXH. A-9

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                    
                             
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)   Other Escrow I Cap ($)   Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty   Other Escrow II Reserve Description
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   36,250   1,750,000   Cash       Collateral Security Agreement for Litigation
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   Cash       NAP
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   Cash       NAP
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   NAP       NAP
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   NAP       NAP

 

 EXH. A-10

 

 

                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                    
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage
Loan
Number
  Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)   Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)   Other Escrow II Cap ($)   Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC   Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty   Holdback(7)
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   50,000   0   0   Cash        
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   0   0   0   NAP        
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   0   0   0   NAP        

 

 EXH. A-11

 

 

                         
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C33                        
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE                        
                                 
Mortgage Loan Number   Mortgage Loan Seller   Property Name   Secured by LOC (Y/N)   LOC Amount   Type of Lockbox   Borrower Name   Sponsor Name   Servicing
Fee Rate
28   NCB   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   N       None   River Park Mutual Homes, Inc.   NAP   0.0800%
41   NCB   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   N       None   150 West 87th Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
43   NCB   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   N       None   855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
48   NCB   Imperial Owners Corp.   N       None   Imperial Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
52   NCB   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   N       None   East 10th St. Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
56   NCB   601 79 Owners Corp.   N       None   601 79 Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
64   NCB   33 Greene Street Corp.   N       None   33 Greene Street Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
68   NCB   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   N       None   Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
69   NCB   Willow House Owners Corp.   N       None   Willow House Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
71   NCB   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   N       None   Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
72   NCB   11194 Owners Corp.   N       None   11194 Owners Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
74   NCB   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   N       None   Ansley South Cooperative, Inc.   NAP   0.0800%
75   NCB   River Road Apartment Corp.   N       None   River Road Apartment Corp.   NAP   0.0800%
79   NCB   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   N       None   West 12th Street Tenants Corp.   NAP   0.0800%

 

 

 EXH. A-12

 

  

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 

 Exh. B-1-1

 

 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)           The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)          After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)         No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)          The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of Ohio.

 

(o)          The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

 Exh. B-1-2

 

  

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Closing Date:

 

(a)          The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)          The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a

 

 Exh. B-2-1

 

 

copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

 Exh. B-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.          Complete Mortgage File. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent that the failure to deliver the same would constitute a “Material Defect” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (i) a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and (ii) originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, legal opinions and tenant estoppels in the possession or under the control of such Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to such Mortgage Loan, will be or have been delivered to the applicable Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda and other internal approval documents.

 

2.          Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller), participation or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

 Exh. C-1

 

 

3.          Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

4.          Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

5.          Hospitality Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise or license agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the related Mortgagor and franchisor or licensor of such property that, subject to the applicable terms of such franchise or license agreement and comfort letter or similar agreement, is enforceable by the Trust against such franchisor or licensor either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance with the terms of such executed comfort letter or similar agreement, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’s behalf, a new comfort letter or similar agreement as of the Closing Date. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. For the avoidance of doubt, no

 

 Exh. C-2

 

  

representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in revenues to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

6.          Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

7.          Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, except as such enforcement may be limited by Standard Qualifications, subject to the limitations described in paragraph 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

 Exh. C-3

 

 

8.          Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Cross-Collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Cross-Collateralized Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

 

9.          Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

 

 Exh. C-4

 

 

10.         Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

11.         Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

 

12.        Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared by a third party engineering consultant in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon the due diligence customarily performed by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and except as set forth in such engineering report or property condition report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, (a) all major building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and (b) each related Mortgaged Property (i) is free of any material damage, and (ii) is in good repair and condition, and (iii) is free of patent and observable structural defects, except, as to all statements in clauses (a) and (b) above, to the extent: (x) any damage or deficiencies would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies are estimated to not exceed 5% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage

 

 Exh. C-5

 

 

Loan; (y) such repairs have been completed; or (z) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.

 

To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on the engineering report or property condition assessment and the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), there are no issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (x), (y), and (z) of the preceding sentence.

 

13.        Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

 

14.        Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

15.        Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the current marketability of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

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16.        Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer. Any and all material requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before the Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices with respect to escrow releases or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

17.        No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund.

 

18.        Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance (except where an applicable tenant lease does not permit the tenant to abate rent under any circumstances), which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months), or a specified dollar amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, will cover no less than

 

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12 months (18 months for Mortgage Loans with a principal balance of $35 million or more) of rental income; (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180 day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during the time period, or up to the specified dollar amount, set forth in clause (i) above.

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization.

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding

 

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principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

19.        Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, the Sponsor Diligence (as defined in paragraph 42), and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

 

20.        No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for

 

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encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

 

21.        No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

22.        REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premium and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

23.        Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

24.        Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

 Exh. C-10

 

 

25.        Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid.

 

26.        Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, or (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

27.        Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

28.        Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor

 

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(which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) criminal acts by the Mortgagor or guarantor resulting in the seizure or forfeiture of all or part of the Mortgaged Property; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) Mortgagor’s commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

29.        Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

 

30.        Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

 

31.        Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C.

 

32.        Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to prudent commercial and multifamily mortgage lending institutions lending on the security of property

 

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comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt, in any event as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

33.         Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

34.        Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within

 

 Exh. C-14

 

 

two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

35.        Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

36.        Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No

 

 Exh. C-15

 

 

material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)        The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)        The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)        The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)        Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)        The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)        The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

 Exh. C-16

 

 

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)         The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)         Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)        Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

37.        Servicing. The servicing and collection of each Mortgage Loan complied with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and in accordance with customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.

 

38.        Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

 Exh. C-17

 

 

39.        Rent Rolls; Operating Histories. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained a rent roll (or a maintenance schedule in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a residential cooperative property) (the “Certified Rent Roll(s)”) other than with respect to hospitality or single tenant properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

40.        No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

41.        Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

42.        Organization of Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan Seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”). The Mortgage Loan Seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis or NCO, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history regarding any bankruptcies, any felony convictions, in accordance with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization. ((1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the Mortgage

 

 Exh. C-18

 

 

Loan Seller, no Controlling Owner or guarantor (i) was in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.

 

43.        Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Exhibit C-43-1, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Exhibit C-43-1 (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the Trustee will within 60 days following the Closing Date be a named insured under such policy either (A) directly or as an assignee of the originator, or (B) upon the Mortgage Loan Seller’s or its designee’s providing notice of the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust in accordance

 

 Exh. C-19

 

 

with the terms of such policy, which the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the Mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least three years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date).

 

44.        Lease Estoppels. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by retail, office or industrial properties, the Mortgage Loan Seller requested the related Mortgagor to obtain estoppels from each commercial tenant with respect to the Certified Rent Roll (except for tenants for whom the related lease income was excluded from the Mortgage Loan Seller’s underwriting). With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the Mortgage Loan Seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan (or such longer period as the Mortgage Loan Seller may deem reasonable and appropriate based on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s practices in connection with the origination of similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization), and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely on the related estoppel, (x) the related lease is in full force and effect and (y) there exists no material default under such lease, either by the lessee thereunder or by the lessor subject, in each case, to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.

 

45.         Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Cut-off Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Seller, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies

 

 Exh. C-20

 

 

the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

46.        Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

47.        Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

 

48.        Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

49.        Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

 

 Exh. C-21

 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

 Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

 Exh. C-32-2-1

 

  

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

 Exh. C-32-3-1

 

  

Exhibit C-43-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Environmental Insurance

  

None.

 

 Exh. C-43-1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan Name and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
9

150 West 87th Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 41)

 

855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 43)

 

Imperial Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 48)

 

East 10th St. Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 52)

 

Willow House Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 69)

 

Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 71)

 

11194 Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 72)

 

River Road Apartment Corp.
(Loan No. 75)

 

Each of the referenced Mortgaged Properties is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgages.
9 601 79 Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 56)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgage.
9 West 12th Street Tenants Corp.
(Loan No. 79)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $150,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgage.
9 Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.
(Loan No. 68)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, $75,000.00 has been advanced under said subordinate credit line mortgage.
28 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.

All of the Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperatives are fully recourse to the related

 

 Sch. C-1

 

  

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan Name and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
  (Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79) Mortgagors. There are no guarantors for any of the Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties.
30 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79)
The Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperatives do not require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of such Mortgage Loans with quarterly operating statements.
32 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79)
All of the Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperatives permit, without the prior written consent of the holder of the related Mortgage, transfers of stock of the related Mortgagor in connection with the assignment of a proprietary lease for an apartment unit by a tenant-shareholder of the related Mortgagor to other persons who by virtue of such transfers become tenant-shareholders in the related Mortgagor.
33 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79)
The Mortgagors under the Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperatives are not single-purpose entities.
39 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79)
“Certified Operating Histories” with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A., other than with respect to the Ansley South Cooperative, Inc. Mortgage Loan, shall mean (i) historical annual financial statements prepared by an independent accountant and (ii) year-to-date financial statements certified by the related Mortgagor as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Ansley South Cooperative, Inc. Mortgage Loan, “Certified Operating Histories” shall mean management prepared operating statements for the years 2012 through 2015, which such operating statements are not certified by the related borrower.
42 All of the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Loan Nos. 28, 41, 43, 48, 52, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75 and 79)
For purposes of Representation 42 with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold by National Cooperative Bank, N.A., the term “Controlling Owner” shall mean any single shareholder of a Mortgagor that owns shares appurtenant to 50% or more of the residential cooperative units at the related Mortgaged Property and holds a majority of the seats of the cooperative corporation’s board of directors. For purposes of this exception to representation and warranty 42, there are no Mortgage Loans that have a Controlling Owner, as

  

 Sch. C-2

 

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan Name and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of Exception
    defined above.
47

150 West 87th Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 41)

 

855 E. Broadway Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 43)

 

Imperial Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 48)

 

East 10th St. Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 52)

 

Willow House Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 69)

 

Stewart Franklin Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 71)

 

11194 Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 72)

 

River Road Apartment Corp.
(Loan No. 75)

 

Each of the referenced Mortgaged Properties are encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgages.
47 601 79 Owners Corp.
(Loan No. 56)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgage.
47 West 12th Street Tenants Corp.
(Loan No. 79)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $150,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, no advances have been made under such subordinate credit line mortgage.
47 Greenwich 33 Apartment Corp.
(Loan No. 68)
The referenced Mortgaged Property is encumbered by a subordinate credit line mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000.00; as of the Cut-off Date, $75,000.00 has been advanced under said subordinate credit line mortgage.

  

 Sch. C-3

 

   

EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.

 

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned does hereby certify that, as of the date hereof, he is the duly elected and acting secretary of National Cooperative Bank, N.A., a national banking association (the “Company”), and does hereby further certify as follows:

 

1.          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Company as in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

2.          Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company as in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

 

3.          Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct, and complete copy of certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Such resolutions are in full force and effect and unmodified as of the date hereof.

 

4.          Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true, correct, and complete copy of the Certificate of Corporate Existence issued by the Comptroller of the Currency. To the knowledge of the undersigned officer, the Company has not taken any actions toward the merger, dissolution, bankruptcy, winding-up or liquidation of its business. The Company is a national bank duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America.

 

5.          Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Company, signed the (i) Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2016, among the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as tax administrator and as custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, (ii) Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “MLPA”), dated as of March 18, 2016, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and the Company, as seller and (iii) (A) Indemnification Agreement (National Cooperative Bank, N.A.) dated as of March 18, 2016, among the Company, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis”) and (B) NCB Master Servicer and NCB Special Servicer Indemnification Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016, among the Company, the Purchaser, WFS, Academy, DBSI and Natixis (collectively, the “Indemnification Agreement”), each entered into in connection with the issuance of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-

 

 Exh. D-1-1

 

 

C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-C33 (the Pooling Agreement, MLPA and Indemnification Agreement are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Agreements”), and any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with the Agreements, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

 Exh. D-1-2

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 31st day of March, 2016.

 

   
Name: James C. Oppenheimer  
Title: Secretary  

 

Signature page - NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A. Officer Certificate

 

 Exh. D-1-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by National Cooperative Bank, N.A. of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of National Cooperative Bank, N.A. in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) National Cooperative Bank, N.A. has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of National Cooperative Bank, N.A. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this March 31, 2016. 

     
  NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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